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David Wise

American television and animation writer

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Dec 1, 2025
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How have intelligence agencies like the CIA and NSA been linked to deep state theories?

Claims that the CIA, NSA and other intelligence agencies form a hidden “deep state” rest on decades of real secrecy, documented abuses (including CIA covert actions and surveillance authorities like S...

Nov 4, 2025
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Who coined the term 'deep state' and in what context?

The phrase "deep state" traces linguistically and historically to Turkey's term "derin devlet," used to describe clandestine networks within the Turkish military and security apparatus that operated b...