#442 - 27 Year CIA Agent: "Everything You Know About Russia Is WRONG" | Ray McGovern

Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Ray McGovern is the former CIA analyst who personally briefed Reagan’s inner circle every morning, then spent the next three decades accusing the agency of lying the United States into wars. https://substack.com/@raymcgovern SPONSORS https://mod.com - Use code DANNY for 10% off. http://kalshi.com/r/dannyjones - Download the Kalshi app and use code DANNYJONES to get $25 when you trade $25. https://stio.com/danny - Get 20% off your order. https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off. EPISODE LINKS https://substack.com/@raymcgovern https://x.com/raymcgovern https://raymcgovern.com *NEW* DJP MERCH https://dannyjonespodcast.com Get paid to make clips from the show: https://discord.com/invite/dannyjones FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - Joining the CIA in 1963 04:21 - Ukraine peace talks & the Minsk agreements 06:43 - NATO expansion after the Berlin Wall 11:29 - Bill Burns' warning about Ukraine joining NATO 13:00 - Victoria Nuland's $5 billion & the Maidan uprising 19:51 - Putin's missile warning & Biden's pledge 26:54 - China's backing for Russia before the invasion 29:32 - The Istanbul peace talks & Boris Johnson 35:03 - The balance of power: Russia, China & the US 39:06 - Ray's view of NATO without US support 42:51 - Russiagate & the DNC email leak 49:53 - Bill Binney & the challenge to the DNC hack account 56:49 - Shawn Henry's testimony on DNC data exfiltration 01:00:58 - Seth Rich's death & Ray's leak theory 01:07:37 - The Columbia Journalism Review's Russiagate investigation 01:10:23 - Ray's subpoena from Seth Rich's brother 01:13:03 - Comey, Brennan & Trump's prosecutions 01:15:30 - Oliver Stone's Putin interview & nuclear restraint 01:18:30 - Ray's Moscow trip with Oliver Stone 01:25:45 - Germany, Russophobia & Russia's threat perceptions 01:29:06 - JFK's peace speech & assassination theories 01:35:40 - Jane Roman, Oswald's file & JFK records 01:38:00 - Fred Janney & Mary's Mosaic 01:40:29 - Trump's orders & the federal bureaucracy 01:47:35 - France's unrest & Europe's Ukraine spending 01:49:58 - Iran, Israel & US national security 01:53:46 - Ray's proposed Iran peace deal 01:55:53 - Iraq's WMD claims & politicized intelligence 01:59:13 - Tom Fingar & the 2007 Iran nuclear estimate 02:02:34 - Nuclear weapons vs. uranium enrichment 02:06:58 - Netanyahu's election & nuclear escalation fears 02:12:11 - Arms sales, contractors & political influence 02:18:03 - James Angleton & CIA reporting on Israel 02:19:34 - Can analysts challenge the intelligence bureaucracy? 02:24:46 - Intelligence failures & Iran war planning 02:28:04 - The Houthis & Saudi Arabia 02:30:02 - The USS Liberty attack & its survivors 02:33:57 - Meeting USS Liberty survivor Bryce Lockwood 02:36:05 - The USS Liberty SOS & recalled rescue planes 02:41:36 - Ray's theories on why Israel attacked the Liberty 02:44:48 - The 1967 war & occupied territories 02:49:16 - Ray's account of intercepted Israeli communications 02:54:50 - Ray's work & Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices