The CIA Is Resorting to an Open Casting Call for Would-Be Cuban Assets
With Marco Rubio’s public plea for Cubans to work with the CIA, the administration is eyeing its next imperial conquest. The post The CIA Is Resorting to an Open Casting Call for Would-Be Cuban Assets appeared first on The Intercept .
CIA officials are advertising for potential Cuban assets to join the agency's operations. This move comes as the Trump administration has repeatedly spoken about overthrowing regimes in various countries, including Cuba. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has even publicly encouraged individuals to partner with the CIA to effect change in Cuba.
This approach of openly recruiting individuals for intelligence work is not new, as the CIA has previously used similar tactics to recruit assets in countries like Iran, Russia, and China. However, this strategy has been made necessary due to the challenges Western intelligence agencies face in recruiting sources in the face of sophisticated surveillance networks.
Despite the apparent constraints, those in power see this as a means to showcase their national power and deter potential adversaries. The strategy of openly recruiting intelligence assets has been a recurring theme under the Trump administration, with former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also advocating for more public operations by the Mossad.
This shift in the perception of intelligence agencies aims to demonstrate their effectiveness and reach to a wider audience.
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