Today’s Thought “Secret Agent Man” G. Ward

 

“After Moses had sent spies to Jazer, the Israelites captured its surrounding settlements and drove out the Amorites who were there.” Numbers 21:32

 

The Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) is instrumental in national security on behalf of the United States. Not only are its many employees responsible for guarding every U.S. Embassy globally, they also gather intelligence from every foreign government. Their covert operatives have been widely perceived as synonymous with the pseudo character James Bond (British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming).

Just recently a Danish double agent revealed having been employed by both Al Qaeda (a terrorist, militant, Islamist organization) and the C.I.A. Furthermore he insists his auspicious pursuits allowed the assassination of Al Qaeda’s second in command (Anwar a-Awlaki, who was killed in a CIA drone strike in September 2011) to the infamous Osama Bin Laden. This spy furthers his promise of being paid 5 million dollars by our U.S. agency (CIA) as a masterful operative in delivering Anwar a-Awlaki for capture or killing. Upon completion of his duty, he insists that our illustrious agency reneged on their promise. If you find that preposterous, you’ll witness video footage of that same spy receiving an attaché case given him by a CIA official filled with $250,000 for another covert operation demanded of him (ironically with the combination code 007 on both locks).

Forgetting the controversy, I want to propose a righteous indignation towards the amount of monies denoted for such a thing. Are there any who could do it for less? “It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man” (Ps.118:8).

Happy Tuesday!