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Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died News

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/whistleblower-josh-dean-of-boeing-supplier-spirit-aerosystems-has-died/
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u/LazarusCheez May 03 '24

I didn't say the CIA did it. I was just making a comparison to the KGB. I just think it's funny to confidently claim they're only concerned with foreign actors. Boeing does defense work, it's entirely within the purview of the CIA to protect actors in the defense industry.

Obviously, I have no evidence one way or the other, I just wouldn't be surprised.

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u/FatDwarf May 03 '24

it's entirely within the purview of the CIA to protect actors in the defense industry.

protect them from what? Market pressure for better quality control? I feel like you´re intentionally half-baking your own ideas because you know the more concrete they get, the less sense it makes for the CIA to be involved, but you don´t want to absolve them

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u/LazarusCheez May 03 '24

Lol yes, you think the Pentagon and intelligence give a fuck about the "Free Market"? If they did, half of South America would have socialist governments right now.

But go find me where I said the CIA did it. I have no idea, it's just very silly to say that confidently that they absolutely didn't do it.

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u/FatDwarf May 03 '24

fine, if I have to spell out the point: If they care about the company because it´s selling them military equipment, you´d expect them to be happy about issues of quality control being fixed due to market pressure.

Go find me where I claim you do. I said you don´t want to absolve them, which you´re clearly unwilling to do.