Central Intelligence Agency

also referred to as: cia

3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Feb 23, 2022 by Erin Sikorsky · said 6 times in 2 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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2023 5 mentions in 1 episode

From Drilled: The Boom Apr 17, 2023 · 5 mentions · from 8:54
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2022 1 mention in 1 episode

The military’s net-zero aspirations Feb 23, 2022 · 1 mention · from 6:12
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Feb 23, 2022 neutral

Assertion Supported

Sikorsky: CIA shared satellite imagery with climate scientists in the 1990s

“In the nineties, the intelligence community stood up a program, ah, called Medea, which was meant to link climate scientists with the CIA and with satellite imagery collection, so that climate scientists could use that imagery to make historical assessments of…”

Erin Sikorsky Feb 23, 2022 ▶ 6:12 The military’s net-zero aspirations

Apr 17, 2023 negative

Assertion Partly supported

The CIA exploited racial divisions in Guyana to back Forbes Burnham

“As they have done in so many countries, the CIA leaned on racial differences to split the parties into two, and then backed Burnham.”

Amy Westervelt Apr 17, 2023 ▶ 25:52 From Drilled: The Boom

Apr 17, 2023 negative

Opinion

Steve Coll found reporting on Exxon scarier than covering the CIA

“I thought it was hard to report on the CIA, and I came to understand that Exxon was far more difficult and a little bit scarier even.”

Steve Coll Apr 17, 2023 ▶ 18:08 From Drilled: The Boom

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