Espionage
CIA Station Chief Tortured for Months by Iran in 1980s
Shawn Ryan Show
#302 Joe Lonsdale - If China Takes Taiwan, AI Sets Back 10 Years
What was said
"They caught him and they kept him alive for months, skinning him alive, torturing him in every possible way to get his information. Trump saw that happen then. You see that happen to CIA chief of America, tortured for months to get all the information, like, do you want to let those guys get away with that?"
Lonsdale disclosed that Iran captured and tortured a CIA station chief in Lebanon during the 1980s under Reagan, keeping him alive for months while extracting intelligence. He suggests this incident profoundly influenced Trump's current stance toward Iran, framing it as personal motivation for aggressive action.
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- Shawn Ryan Show
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- #302 Joe Lonsdale - If China Takes Taiwan, AI Sets Back 10 Years
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