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> What success did the CIA have, ever?

* Operation Ivy Bells (joint with USN and NSA, according to Wikipedia)

* Stuxnet, possibly (unclear who was responsible for it, although it's generally thought to be joint US-Israeli effort)

The ones we've never heard about, which would be the highest form of success?

that's certainly what they'd have you believe.

Perhaps, do you have certainty that that isn't the case though? You seem to, but based on what?

Based on the utter certainty that if an American succeeds at anything, they will broadcast it loudly and repeatedly.

*yes, I'm making a joke. Mostly.

Perhaps, do you have certainty that that is the case though? You seem to, but based on what?