How the CIA is Recruiting Russians

The Central Intelligence Agency has recently posted a video with the intention of recruiting Russians to spy on their own nation.  Let’s take a closer look.

Here is the Russian-language video which appeared on the CIA's YouTube channel:

Here is a translation of the video using Google Translate:

"This is the life I dreamed of this is the path I chose for myself why the lives of some people are worth more than the lives of others and who decides it?  To be a hero means to endure.  This does not mean suffering in vain.  The best way to keep a prisoner is to make it so that he never finds out that he is in prison.  We easily succumb to lies, but we know what our reality is, the reality in which we live and the reality that we speak about in a whisper.  I don't believe in a revolution, true life occurs where imperceptible changes are made in the souls of people imperceptible to my country. but not for me.  I will live a true life This is my Russia.  It will always be my Russia. I survived.  My family will survive.  We will live with dignity thanks to my actions.

 

Imagine the CIA being a source of morality,  telling Russians that they are succumbing to lies and that their leadership has them imprisoned

 

Here is a translation of the text that follows the video:

 

"People who surround you.  Maybe they don't want to hear the truth we want that surround you.  You are not powerless.  Contact us securely."

 

And then, at the end of the video and out of the kindness of their hearts, the CIA provides potential Russian recruits with instructions on how to use TOR to contact them with intelligence information:

 

Here is a translation of the text that accompanies the YouTube video:

 

"This video shows fictional #Russians who made the difficult but important decision to secretly contact the #CIA through the anonymous information system Tor. The CIA wants to know the truth about #Russia, and we are looking for reliable people who know and can tell us this truth. Your information may be more valuable than you think.

 

We understand that Russians can contact the CIA due to various circumstances. We highly value and respect people who are ready to communicate with us. Protecting everyone who works with us around the world is our professional duty.

 

Are you a #military officer? Do you work in the field of #intelligence, diplomacy, science, high technologies, or do you deal with people who do this? Do you have information about the economy or the top management of the Russian Federation?

 

Contact us. Maybe people around you don't want to hear the truth.

 

Have established contact with us, be patient. We thank you for your courage. We carefully consider the submitted documents in order to give an appropriate answer and at the same time ensure your safety.

 

Project Tor: ((Project Tor)

https://torproject.org

 

CIA’s Tor Hidden Service Site: ((CIA’s Tor Hidden Service Site))

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So there you go.  The world's foremost intelligence agency which has a multi-decade history of "dirty tricks" is now trying to convince Russians that they need to turn on their leadership and provide intelligence to the United States during conflict in Ukraine.  

 

Let's close with these two graphics:

What on God's green earth would make the CIA think that Russians will turn on their leader who has twice the positive approval rating of the President of the United States?  My thoughts are that the CIA is missing the "intelligence" part of its moniker.