WikiLeaks Damaging US Intelligence Efforts

[struggle4progress]

by ANDREA MITCHELL and KEN DILANIAN
MAR 9 2017, 7:28 PM ET

... it was becoming clear that the disclosure Tuesday by WikiLeaks of nearly 9,000 documents describing the CIA's cyber tools and methods was a serious setback for American spying, in and of itself ...

No one from the U.S. government explicitly denied Assange's sweeping claim, but outside experts were skeptical. Some wondered how Assange could possibly know how many hacking tools the CIA possessed, even if a large number were compromised ...

"Julian Assange is not exactly a bastion of truth and integrity," CIA spokesman Dean Boyd said. "Despite the efforts of Assange and his ilk, CIA continues to aggressively collect foreign intelligence overseas to protect America from terrorists, hostile nation states and other adversaries" ...

"I'm one that believes that government employees should be doing this and not contractors," Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, told NBC News ...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wikileaks-release-already-damaging-u-s-intelligence-efforts-n731531

[Docreed2003]

1. Hmmmm.....

Trump has an ongoing beef with the CIA. One of Trumps closest advisers has admitted to having a relationship with assange. The probe into Trump's/Trump associate's connections to Russia has become red hot in the last week. After an unhinged tweet about the previous president "tapping" the current president during the campaign, we conveniently have a release of documents which should be completely classified which conveniently smear the exact agency which would have the most knowledge of contacts between the Trump people and Russia. Coincidence?? I think not!

[Charles Bukowski]

2. Nor is it a coincidence that conservative pundits are now

rushing to discredit the CIA. They're obviously trying to get ahead of the game here.