a) sauce b) why are you responding to my post with that claim? c) it is possible to accept funding and not be beholden to the agenda of the funder d) I am confident in my ability to verify factual information and debunk non-factual information / identify disseminators who are not independent based on their output, I don't need secondary 'guilt by association' maybes to help e) cia is not like a private foundation, there are uniquely many arms that have no effect on each other and projects, both public and covert, that have nothing to say about the actions of each other.  IOW it is important to show where the funding came from and who authorized it, if there is a trail at all.