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CIA Warns Staff About Social Media Use After Official Shares Pro-Palestine Post
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The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
CIA officials are committed to analytic objectivity in their work. Officers may have personal views but are still committed to unbiasedness as an organizational value. Nonetheless, this was a foolish move from a career official who knows better than to post on a divisive issue, particularly in the middle of a crisis.
Establishment-critical narrative
In aiding and abetting Israeli attacks on Gaza, which UN officials have already warned may breach international law, the US may be just as legally culpable if they provide direct military support. Some argue those crimes reach the threshold of genocide and/or genocidal intent. Given the intensity of bombing in Gaza, it's no wonder a growing number of US officials are growing uncomfortable.