87: General Michael Hayden | National Security in an Age of Lies
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
4.8 • 12.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2018
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
General Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) is a retired United States Air Force general, former Director of the CIA and NSA, and author of The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies.
What We Discuss with General Michael Hayden:- Why the current administration revoking security clearance of dissenting intelligence leadership is a big deal -- and why General Hayden believes it sets a precedent that threatens national security.
- The phenomenon of the unpleasant fact knows no political allegiance.
- Why it's imperative that we know how to tell uncomfortable truths in any field -- whether we're intelligence agents, business owners, or team members.
- How intelligence agents and operators at the highest levels of power in government create and maintain relationships and handle sensitive conflicts.
- An inside look at the game of espionage and why it's a crucial force for those of us who live in a democracy.
- And much more...
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| 0:00.0 | welcome to the show i'm jordan harbinger as always i'm here with my producer jason |
| 0:04.3 | defilippo today we're talking with general michael haiden he was the director of the c-i-a |
| 0:10.2 | and the head of the n-s-a national security agency as well this uh... got quite a few secrets |
| 0:16.7 | and it is closet i would imagine jason this guy knows a lot of stuff |
| 0:20.6 | you know where the bodies are buried definitely probably some literal uh... |
| 0:24.6 | little truth as well this shows a bit off the beaten path for us here on the jordan harbinger show |
| 0:29.4 | today we'll discuss why it's imperative that intelligence agents and if you run a business |
| 0:33.8 | your subordinates and team members to be able to tell uncomfortable truths and how we can make |
| 0:38.4 | this process smoother will also uncover how intelligence agents and operators at the highest |
| 0:43.9 | levels of government and in politics create and maintain relationships and handle sensitive |
| 0:49.1 | conflicts and will get an inside look at the game of espionage and why it's a crucial force for |
| 0:54.4 | those of us that live in a democracy i find this geopolitical stuff quite interesting |
| 0:59.2 | i think you will as well and don't forget we have a worksheet for today's episode |
| 1:03.6 | so you can make sure you solidify your understanding of all the key takeaways that i |
| 1:07.2 | discuss here with general haiden that link is in the show notes at jordan harbinger dot com |
| 1:12.8 | slash podcast all right here's general haiden |
| 1:16.3 | so welcome back to the show thanks for coming on today i know you're busy man |
| 1:19.9 | this is great thank you |
| 1:21.6 | and this show never really touches politics per se but i was doing the research for the show i |
| 1:27.7 | thought okay we'll talk about the assault on intelligence and we'll talk about the book you |
| 1:32.1 | know having read the book but then of course everything yesterday was just upside down what is |
| 1:37.9 | what is going on with your security clearance and what's going on with the security clearance |
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