CIA Admits Using Fake Friendships to Recruit Traitors

The CIA’s recruitment practices have been exposed, with a former senior intelligence officer revealing the agency’s use of deceptive tactics to turn individuals into informants. According to James Olson, a former CIA Counterintelligence Chief, the agency employs a seven-step process that involves creating ‘false friendships’ with potential recruits. The goal is to identify their vulnerabilities and aspirations, ultimately enticing them to provide sensitive information. This elaborate recruitment program, known as ‘The Farm,’ is taught at a secret CIA training facility in Virginia. Olson, who served for 31 years, including a stint in Moscow during the Cold War, described how CIA recruiters would cultivate relationships in bars, restaurants, and even gyms to gain trust and access to valuable intelligence.