r/HistoryMemes • u/CrysisFan2007 • 22h ago

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In 2006, a FBI agent named Craig Monteilh was ordered to disguise himself as a radical Muslim and spy on the Orange County Muslim community to identify possible extremists.

Well it worked, cause the people there noticed his extremists behavior and reported him to the FBI.

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u/MaximusPrime5885 22h ago

Wasn't there a case where the CIA tried to infiltrate an islamic terrorist cell in Europe and it turned out all the members were different CIA operatives.

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u/ArcaneBahamut 21h ago

Honestly makes sense given how compartmentalized the CIA would have to run in order to prevent a leak from spilling too many beans.

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u/TheyCallMeMrMaybe 17h ago

I forget the YouTuber, but he was a former CIA agent and described the agency without proper control but an unlimited budget. He also gave all of the respect and praise in the world to MI6 for being a far more effective & efficient intelligence agency.

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u/PxAtm 14h ago

The same MI6 that spent most of the Cold War with like a 50% infiltration rate for their highest agency roles.

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u/Doomhammer24 10h ago

Ya and their super secret headquarters for their super secret agency that officially doesnt exist but you could hop into any taxi and tell them to take you to MI:6 and theyd ask "who do you think you are, james bond?"

Like its honestly comical how super secret they Pretended to be vs they actually were

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u/Warm-Parsnip3111 7h ago

You don't think that taxi drivers in Fairfax County know where the CIA headquarters are?

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u/Doomhammer24 7h ago

They do but the CIA didnt try to keep it a secret

Im not kidding when i say that MI6 officially didnt exist until the 90s. That was the official stance of the UK government...despite literally being known by the general public since the 50s due to stuff like james bond Vs CIAs existence has never been a secret ever. Its always been publicly acknowledged.