In this powerful episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith speaks with national security expert J. Michael Waller, Senior Analyst at the Center for Security Policy and author of Big Intel. Together, they examine the CIA’s creation in the aftermath of World War II, its role in Cold War victories, and its most infamous failures-from the Bay of Pigs to Russiagate.
Waller exposes how intelligence operations once aimed abroad have turned inward, threatening America’s constitutional order. He explains why a premier foreign intelligence service is essential for national survival and why unchecked abuses have shattered public trust. The discussion covers the CIA’s origins and Cold War interventions, its high-profile scandals and regime-change tactics, the politicization and lawbreaking that have undermined U.S. intelligence, and the urgent need for oversight and accountability to secure America’s future.
Link to J. Michael Waller’s book: Amazon.com: Big Intel: How the CIA Went from Cold War Heroes to Deep State Villains (Audible Audio Edition): J. Michael Waller, Charles Constant, Oasis Audio: Books
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