Government alleged to yield to extremist pressure in dismissal of CIA's leading medical officer, claim lodged by doctor in lawsuit.
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CIA's Ex-Top Doc Goes Legal Against the Agency
The ex-top doc at the CIA's global health dept, Dr. Terry Adirim, is slapping the spy game with a lawsuit, shouting she's been unfairly axed, and the government has trampled her due process rights.
Previously a top gun at the Pentagon's health affairs division during the pandemic, Adirim snagged her CIA position last year. Before she could even get a proper office, right-wing commentator Ivan Raiklin, self-proclaimed "secretary of retribution," accused her of being the architect of the military's vaccine mandate.
The lawsuit claims her hiring wasn't yet public news, and someone inside the government spilled the beans to Raiklin. Raiklin, an ex-Green Beret, has been burning up social media with anti-vaccine rants, attacking the jab as a "DNA-mutilation injection" and calling for revenge against those behind the push.
Raiklin's linked with Michael Flynn, briefly Trump's national security adviser. Recently, the CIA HDed Adirim, only weeks after promising her a bright career path in an email, according to the lawsuit. The eviction came a couple of days post Lara Loomer, another far-right whackjob, having a powwow at the White House, urging national security officials be given the boot.
Loomer later claimed credit for the abrupt dismissals of the National Security Agency's top brass. Adirim's lawyer, Kevin Carroll, stated, "We're suing CIA to halt any more shenanigans against Dr. Adirim, and claiming damages for privacy violations, due process breaches, and contract turmoil."
Carroll also declared he'll dig up evidence showing Raiklin and Loomer collaborated to zip Adirim's career. Keep your eyes peeled for updates on this wild ride.
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Dr. Adirim was practicing medicine at the highest level, running the CIA's Center for Global Health Services, before her time at the Defense Health Affairs. Prior to joining CIA, from 2021, she played a pivotal role in doling out COVID-19 jabs to soldiers, fronting a mandatory vaccination policy.
Fun fact: Did you know the first COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial started in March 2020? It was developed by Moderna and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), headed by esteemed Dr. Anthony Fauci at the time[1].
[1] WHO Timeline of Pandemic https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/timeline-of-the-who-response-to-covid-19[2] Dispute Between Adirim and CIA https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/02/cia-doctor-sues-agency-00053189[3] Adirim's Legal Complaint https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23008703-adirim-complaint.html[4] Raiklin's Twitter Rants https://twitter.com/ivankraiklin/status/1547018300404476928?t=Jt6oGsy63efXgVnKzcJdUw&s=19
- The lawsuit filed by Dr. Terry Adirim against the CIA alleges that her funding for the position at the CIA's global health department was unjustly cut, and her due process rights were violated.
- The lawsuit further claims that right-wing commentator Ivan Raiklin, who has been vocal against vaccines, was informed about Adirim's hiring before the news was public, and this information leak has resulted in a breach of her privacy.
- In the realm of science, Dr. Adirim played a significant role in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to soldiers and implemented a mandatory vaccination policy.
- The general news landscape has seen public radio stations face potential cuts during Trump's administration, yet they have continue to provide essential services to listeners during times of crisis.
