"Decades later, details emerge about CIA’s hunt for Soviet sub" by Calvin Woodward, Associated Press | February 14, 2010
WASHINGTON - After more than 30 years of refusing to confirm the barest facts of what the world already knew, the CIA has released an internal account of Project Azorian, though with juicy details taken out....
Translation: CIA has no credibility, none.
Can't tell the truth and must conceal what is widely-known after 30+ years?
Time to do what JFK said and shatter that SOB, America!
Despite the declassified article, the greatest mysteries of Project Azorian remain buried 3 miles down and in CIA files: exactly what parts of the sub were retrieved, what intelligence was derived from them, and whether the mission was a waste of time and money.
Yeah, that's the whole CIA's existence (along with the war-criminal torture and covert mass-murders and coups).
Despite the veil over the project, its existence has been known for decades....
Yeah, that kind of veil is fine, but Allah help you if you put one on a Muslim woman.
Much of the operation on the scene unfolded as Soviet vessels watched and sometimes buzzed the Glomar Explorer with helicopters. The Americans told the Soviets they were conducting deep-sea mining experiments.
Well, we always lied to the Soviets, so.... ??
Journalists broke the story in 1975, led by Seymour Hersh, then of The New York Times, and columnist Jack Anderson. The CIA maintained its silence....
Gee, that Hersh guy has been a real pain in the ass for a long time.
Best move he ever made was getting away from that s*** sheet.
Now the CIA article, written by an unidentified participant in the operation, brings back to life a time of brinkmanship between two nuclear-armed superpowers as they raced to uncover each other’s military secrets.
Yeah, wouldn't a NEW COLD WAR be GREAT?!!!
Better yet, how about a HOT WWIII because THAT'S WHERE WE ARE HEADED!!!
That competition ranged from space, across continents, to the ocean depths.
See: Spy Satellite Shit and Rods From God
Cold War is over(?) but we pile forward with the same insane s***?
For Washington, that meant sparing no expense to retrieve a mammoth vessel loaded with nuclear arms, codes, and Soviet technology.
And then when they were gone we REALLY blew up the budget!
I mean, BORROWED TRILLIONS for the CURRENT CROP of wars with NO END in SIGHT?
Yet the disclosed sections of the article hint that not much of value was found, just as long-ago reporting on the episode concluded. It claims only “intangibly beneficial’’ results such as a boost in morale among intelligence officers and advances in heavy-lift technology at sea.
Oh, well, that has to be worth millions, huh, American taxpayers?
