CIA Tried To Bribe Analysts to Hide Proof of COVID-19 Lab Leak, Whistleblower Claims

CIA Tried To Bribe Analysts to Conceal Evidence of COVID-19 Lab Leak, Whistleblower Claims.

USAID channeled $53 million to EcoHealth Alliance, which in turn used American taxpayer dollars to fund gain-of-function research on coronaviruses at the Wuhan lab, research that may have contributed to the emergence of COVID-19. The CIA’s misleading statements about the origins of the virus gain clarity when considering USAID’s historical role as a front for CIA activities. With a budget over $50 billion and operations spanning more than 100 countries, USAID has often been associated with intelligence work. Notably, former USAID Director John Gilligan acknowledged the agency’s deep infiltration by CIA operatives across various international activities.

Examples of USAID’s covert operations include a 2013 U.S. cable strategy to destabilize Venezuela’s government, a 2014 AP report on funding a social media platform in Cuba to stir unrest, and its involvement in coups in countries like Haiti, Ukraine, and Egypt. From 2009 to 2019, through the PREDICT program with EcoHealth Alliance, USAID helped in identifying new viruses, training thousands in disease detection, and upgrading research labs globally, potentially providing the CIA with opportunities to place personnel in these facilities. In 2022, Dr. Andrew Huff, once a Vice President at EcoHealth Alliance, disclosed Dr. Peter Daszak’s alleged connections to the CIA, suggesting that the CIA’s deception regarding COVID-19’s origins was to conceal its involvement in funding risky research at the Wuhan lab through USAID.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) allegedly offered financial incentives to analysts to change their conclusions that the COVID-19 virus likely originated from a lab in Wuhan, China, as per a whistleblower’s testimony to Congress. This revelation came from a senior-level CIA officer who informed House committee leaders about the alleged bribery.

According to the whistleblower, at the conclusion of their investigation, six out of seven members of the CIA’s ‘COVID Discovery Team’ determined there was enough intelligence and scientific evidence to support a assessment that the virus escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan. The seventh and most senior member held the view that the virus was of zoonotic origin, jumping from animals to humans.

The whistleblower further alleges that these six analysts were offered “significant monetary incentives” to shift their stance to align with the zoonotic theory, which would ultimately lead to the CIA’s public uncertainty about the virus’s origin.

Following these allegations, Representatives Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, and Mike Turner (R-Ohio), Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to CIA Director William Burns. They demanded all relevant documents, communications, and payment details from the CIA’s team by September 26, 2023.

This development comes in the context of ongoing debates and investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 virus, with some intelligence agencies and former officials leaning towards the lab leak hypothesis while others maintain it could be from a natural animal-to-human transmission.

The CIA has not yet responded to these specific allegations in the public domain, but the controversy adds another layer to the already complex narrative around the virus’s origins. This case underscores the potential influence of political and financial motivations on scientific assessments, raising questions about transparency and integrity in intelligence and health policy-making.

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