Talk:Ricardo Morales (intelligence agent)

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The article seems to emphasize Morales’ role as an FBI informant (through subject title and intro). (Per UPI, Morales was an informant not just for the FBI, but also for the CIA and DEA..) If a disambiguation title is needed, I would go with “intelligence officer” or “mercenary”. Also, I suggest specifying that he was a contract agent of the CIA to emphasize that he was not a staff or career agent with official access. - Location (talk) 12:34, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * The sources I relied on to write this emphasize his role as an informant. "Officer" sounds unnecessarily puffy; it's unclear if he was ever in a position of authority outside Venezuela. "Ricardo Morales (intelligence agent)" would be an acceptable title, if you think it more appropriate. I do not want to use the google books source that you've provided, as its claims are decidedly at odds with what most sources say about him and the events he was involved in. Even if he was responsible for the Cubana bombing (which Bardach and others doubt) he certainly didn't plant the bombs himself. Then the book suggests the Cubana bombing was conducted at the behest of the CIA, an exceptional claim that needs multiple sources. It also implies that he was murdered by the CIA and FBI. I'm open to reconsidering if other sources supporting those statements are found. Vanamonde (Talk) 13:43, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * There are various sources that describe him as an "intelligence officer" or "intelligence agent"; apparently the Miami Herald used both in one article. I am OK with either. "CIA agent" is ambiguous. He definitely was not a "CIA officer" (per the definitions used here) and he admitted/said he was a "contract agent" with the CIA in his 1982 deposition.
 * You are absolutely correct in that the article by William Chambliss should not be used. Given that he references the Avirgan/Honey CIA drug smuggling conspiracy on the previous page, he definitely is implying that Morales was killed by the CIA and/or FBI. Good catch! (I blame working on my iPad at 3:00 am for missing that.)
 * By the way, here is a primary source document published by NARA that confirms his date of birth as 14 June 1939. - Location (talk) 16:42, 28 August 2020 (UTC)