Brennan and Clapper Are Still Working as Agents of Influence for Russian Military Intelligence
By David Forsmark May 8, 2019
During the Cold War, all kinds of terms made it into our lexicon through spy stories. “Moles,†for instance, were direct traitors in political office, the military, or intelligence agencies. They were directly employed by the enemy and fed them classified information.
“Useful idiots†were people who unwittingly bought into the propaganda of the other side, and spread those ideas through a misplaced sense of right and wrong.
“Agents of influence,†are somewhere between the two. They aren’t directly employed by the enemy; but they spread enemy propaganda from a lofty position that influences ordinary people to believe it. And they do it on purpose.
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