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Never trust a SAP

CIA Officer David J. Rush used the old, "Special Access Program" maneuver to line his pockets. He was simply re-playing the same canard used by U.S. Representative "Duke" Cunningham (CA-50)

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ColonelRETJohn Mills
Jun 06, 2026
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Special Access Programs (SAPs) are one procedure to protect classified information.

The guidance for SAPs traces to Intelligence Community Directive 902 Controlled Access Programs and also Department of War Directive 5205.07 Special Access Program Policy.

Over the years, it seems there are essentially one of three reasons SAPs are used.

  1. We have a really …

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