They had their hands in a whole lot of pies. The CIA was the OG Wingnut Welfare Program.
In the modern day, their wings have been clipped. You’re far more likely to get your beak wet off the back of a Miriam Adelson or Peter Thiel pet project. But back in the 60s/70s? Whether you were churning out some Hollywood pro-paramilitary Chuck Norris slop or running China White through a Texas air-force base or funding the trafficking of child prostitutes through a ponzi scheme in Omaha, Nebraska, the CIA was a great place to raise some seed money.
They had their hands in a whole lot of pies. The CIA was the OG Wingnut Welfare Program.
In the modern day, their wings have been clipped. You’re far more likely to get your beak wet off the back of a Miriam Adelson or Peter Thiel pet project. But back in the 60s/70s? Whether you were churning out some Hollywood pro-paramilitary Chuck Norris slop or running China White through a Texas air-force base or funding the trafficking of child prostitutes through a ponzi scheme in Omaha, Nebraska, the CIA was a great place to raise some seed money.
Sigh. Even psy-ops have been privatized.