As the Trump administration jackboots its way through relations with Iran, Iraq, and many other nations, it is an apt time to recall a bit of intelligence organization history for we can see that it has long been convoluted. Why one might ask? Well for one, there seems to be a lack of clarity about whether the assassination of Qasem Sulemani was a CIA operation or the military. It was interesting that someone even slipped and asked that question on-air, for we rarely talk about the workings of the CIA as it IS an active organization that does far more than gather ‘intelligence.’ Memory eludes me of who stated that the CIA has friends in low places, but it may have been the late Michael Ruppert. The meaning of the quote referred to the networks and operations of the CIA, that while having “good people” is also closely linked to many unsavory characters and endeavors. As Stewart illuminates, that extends from the beginnings of the organization and includes its links to the Nazis and BND.