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The CIA Once Trained a Cat to Be a Spy

The CIA Once Trained a Cat to Be a Spy

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From the Bay of Pigs fiasco to the tall tale of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, the CIA is no stranger to expensive and embarrassing blunders. One such blunder occurred in the '60s and was known as Operation Acoustic Kitty, a real-life program to train a house cat to become a super-secret spy. Unfortunately, even the most deranged cat hoarder knows cats are un-trainable, a bit of info the CIA, despite their vast knowledge, failed to realize. Cats, who rarely listen to anybody, would rather be jerks than the next Puss 'N Boots.
Date: 2022-12-29

Comments and reviews: 20


Loved the video! My grandfather is Victor Marchetti, which is pronounced Marketti (no biggie)
He was into some heavy stuff in the CIA. You guys could probably do a whole episode on him. Even though he is gone, it's nice to see that he is not forgotten. I have been telling people this story for years, but no one believed me. Thank you for all of your amazing content, and don't stop being weird!

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That was so cruel! Cats deserve to not become a cyborg! If they want a robotic cat, make a robot! Since when is there such a need for spies! If you need a spy get a human! Don't cause a cat to commit suicide! That was an idiotic idea! And they are so rude dogs are not better than cats! Both species are perfect adorable animals!
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My friend taught her cat to sit and lay down thats as much as her cats willing to do for treats the cat is the boss. My cat doesnt even come when you call her she does what she wants and is scared of most people because theyre in her face she wouldnt be a good spy.
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You calling putting batteries under a cats skin Frankinstien-ish. but i imagine your ok with (from listening to your narration comments)the Left cutting off a 3 yr olds privates because his parents/teachers convinced him he was a girl or visa versa
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Haven't you heard about Kames Bond? If you go to Discord and look for The Secrets of Cats you find that The Secrets of Cats is a Fate Core RPG game that is about cats that can make magic. One of those cats are Kames Bond. He is a secret agent.
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So, other major countries have been doing similar work with other living creatures for years, and you people just now find out (albeit a year ago) about some cat & get pissy? Pay more attention to what's going outside your own four walls.
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BS the cat lived a good life. The CIA butchered him. He was probably in a lot of pain, and the CIA did nothing to numb the pain. That might have been what caused the cat to fail. HE WAS ANGRY! My cats have trained me.
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I give up trying to train my cat, they just don't care if your happy or mad at them, my cat got so confused it started shitting in the huge cat litter sack instead of its litter tray, i had to just give up.
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FYI, Marchetti is not pronounced Mar-CH-etti its pronounced Mar-K-etti (CH in Italian is a hard C pronounced CK ) C in front of I or E is the CH (as in Cheese ) sound. just sayin
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The CIA didnt waste money(just ask thembut rather like ANY OTHER gov entities. it served its purposes. It lined the pockets of those involved and that of their friends/donors
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I am not an expert in this field, but wouldn't it make sense to. first test if they can train the cat, and only then put millions of dollars worth of equipment in its body?
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That's a horrible story! It sounds like they never bothered to learn anything about cats. They don't like being dropped off at some place that they have never been.
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Look they ain't gotta do all that shit. they most likely did but they have other ways and means to monitor you through others. via placing bugs or spy dust. look into it
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In my national security class I learned how the CIA tried to use an estrogen bomb to turn the enemy gay in project Lilac. No Im not making this up! Lol!
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I love the idea that one day they were all having a meeting and somebody said hear me out. spy cats! And everyone was like yeah that sounds good
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And people wonder why libertarians say taxation is theft. If its not bs shit like this its blowing up brown kids in third world countries.
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You mispronounced the word 'nucular. ' Where is the second U in NUCLEAR? You sound like George Bush which is nothing to take pride in.
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so the CIA spent $10Million at that time which was equivalent to $8Million in todays money. how high were you when narrating this video?
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Cats arent hard to train Ive seen people train cats to go home to someone follow someone with out a leash and also talk using buttons
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People who say OMG HOW IS BUNNY THE DOG ABLE TO TALK are exactly the same people who would do this and say it's just a cat lol
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