‘It’s ****ing WEIRD, Man’ Former CIA Spy Andrew Bustamante on Kirk, JFK & RFK Shootings

Unanswered Questions in a Shooting Incident [00:12]

• The motive behind a specific shooting incident remains unknown, with any possibility being considered but probabilities questioned.
• The official narrative of how the event unfolded is not fully making sense.
• Lack of new significant information since September 19th is considered unusual, especially given the event's perceived significance.
• Key figures, like a transgender roommate/lover, have disappeared without public comment or apparent manhunt.
• There is no publicly available autopsy report, which is considered information that could reasonably be shared.

We still don't know what the motive was. Anything is a possibility, but what are the probabilities that it played out the way that we're being told?

Technical Aspects of the Shooting and Probabilities [03:51]

• A 22-year-old without military training reportedly assembled, dismantled, and fired a bolt-action rifle in a clinical manner, raising questions about their capabilities.
• The shooter's familiarity with the weapon, campus, and possessing area familiarity provided them with significant advantages.
• The technical handling of the weapon and the ability to execute the shot without extensive premeditation is questioned.
• The shooter's plan to disappear ultimately failed due to a variable they did not account for.
• It's considered improbable that a single 22-year-old could orchestrate such an operation alone.
• The shot's fatal location suggests it may not have been aimed precisely, indicating amateurism as a professional killer.

We look at everything in intelligence through a lens of probability.

Parallels with Past Assassination Attempts [06:12]

• The case of a young person attempting to assassinate Donald Trump shares similar unanswered questions and a lack of public information.
• The individual in that instance had no discernible digital footprint, which is highly unusual from an intelligence perspective.
• Key parallels exist with similar age groups, high intelligence, and seemingly well-adjusted individuals who carried out dangerous acts.
• Even after investigation, there is still no publicly known motive for the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

From a CIA point of view when you encounter that where someone tries to assassinate the president of the United States or a very high-profile figure and when you dig into it that for a young person to have no digital footprint whatsoever that to me is very very odd.

The Nature of Intelligence and Transparency [08:21]

• When information is damaging to the perceived integrity of the American government or its operational methods, it is unlikely to be revealed.
• The government's best interest lies in tailoring and controlling what information is released, including what is withheld.
• Historical events like the RFK assassination are cited as examples where missing information and inconsistencies persist.
• The pre-9/11 CIA is described as a "wild west" agency that was reckless and operated with significant autonomy before oversight was applied.
• The involvement of the CIA in certain historical events is not out of the realm of possibility, given their past unchecked operations.

In the world of intelligence? In my experience, when there's something that is damaging to the idea of the American government, the idea of the structure that we have, uh, the spec, the specificity of how we carry out our operations, when something is is budding up against those areas of information, we'll never know because it's not in the government's best interest to actually be transparent with the people.

CIA Book Declassification and Challenges [12:28]

• The book "Shadow Cell," completed in 2021, was deemed classified by the CIA in 2022 due to geopolitical conflicts, including US-China relations, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and tensions with Iran and North Korea.
• The CIA attempted to block the release of the entire manuscript, including the premise, operations, individuals involved, and even the number of cases.
• The definition of classified information, according to the speaker, requires markings on a document, though a catch-all provision exists.
• The author and his wife believed the content was not verbatim from classified documents and thus should not be classified.
• It took three years of legal back-and-forth, and ultimately a threat of a First Amendment lawsuit, to get the book cleared for release.

CIA deemed the entire book a classified document from beginning to end.

Intelligence Effectiveness: Mossad vs. US [14:48]

• Mossad is argued to be the most effective intelligence agency due to its narrow threat focus (Iran and its proxies), allowing for aggressive and innovative actions.
• The United States, with its global role, has a broader intel target list, making it comparatively less effective than Mossad.
• The October 7th intelligence failure is compared to 9/11, with both events stemming from a lack of coordination and communication.
• The October 7th attacks were preventable, likely due to a breakdown in coordination between Mossad (foreign intel), Shinbet (internal security), and the military (border control).
• The construction of extensive tunnel networks by Hamas was a challenge for intelligence agencies to detect, as it bypasses standard reconnaissance methods.

The most effective I would argue are MSAD because MSAD has a very narrow threat against it, right? It really is only looking at Iran and Iranian proxies that threaten its eradication.

The Decline of the United States [18:20]

• The decline of the US is not a comparison to the Roman Empire, but a significant financial decline that alters global dynamics.
• As the sole superpower, US financial decline impacts military spending, technological investment, and the value of the dollar.
• The rise of China is closing the economic gap, making the situation more critical as parity leads to inevitable conflict.
• Internal weaknesses, loss of industry, trading partners, and global influence contribute to this decline.
• The speaker expresses concern about the rise of artificial intelligence as a potential superpower that could dwarf human capabilities.

For the United States, we are the world's only superpower. So, if we decline financially, it changes everything.

Identifying Deception: Body Language and Feelings Questions [26:34]

• Deceptive behavior can be identified through physical indicators like fiddling, dry mouth, kinetic swiveling, and closed body posture.
• A "feelings question" elicits a response that reveals whether the person is using their reactive brain (honesty) or creative brain (deception).
• Answering a question with another question, or using levity/humor to deflect, are common escape techniques under pressure.
• Skilled liars are rare but can make one second-guess their judgment; psychopaths, lacking shame or guilt, are particularly difficult to pin down.
• The speaker asserts that Armie Hammer was lying during the interview when denying being a cannibal, based on these deceptive indicators.

When you ask a feelings-based question, it immediately gives you a window into whether the person is using their their reactive brain to answer honestly or their creative brain to come up with a fitting solu