Boiling the frog
How young CIA agents are trained and converted to monsters
Ex-CIA agent John Stockwell tells his story
Most young people don’t have any idea of what they want to do when they graduate.
Lack of direction, naivete and the desire to achieve, leads people to accept the CIA as a potential employer.
Once in, young agents are gradually involved in more and more immortal activities.
Q: “Why don’t you just tell them that you don’t want to do it because it’s immoral.”
A: “You’re not going to get anywhere in your career if you refuse an assignment.”
Boiling the frog.
