Then in 2007, my system spotted an impending crash in the real estate and stock markets. I presented my findings to Treasury officials. But they ignored my warnings. We all know what happened next. We were ready at that point to build a more robust version of this for the CIA and sought additional funding.…

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The CIA recruited me as part of Project Prophesy, which was launched as a strategic study under the direction of CIA veteran Randy Tauss, who was also a seasoned options trader. I was tapped to join the group based in part on my experience with Islamic banking in Pakistan. That was considered useful in understanding the mindset…

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But how do you distinguish between the dime-a-dozen conspiracy theories and the real thing? Smoking gun evidence helps, but that’s rare. Firsthand experience with the matter under consideration is one of the best approaches. That brings me to this story… It involves the CIA, the failed crypto exchange FTX, money-laundered campaign contributions to Democrats, the…

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I work hard to avoid promoting conspiracy theories. They’re too easy to adopt as explanations for all sorts of strange events and are highly implausible in most cases. They require extreme amounts of intelligence, coordination and competence that, quite frankly, the alleged conspirators simply aren’t capable of. Usually, stupidity is a perfectly good explanation especially…

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