Dar capacul peste vasul in care se scalda uzual Pacepa, urmat de firescul gest - trasul apei, l-a pus chiar CIA (Agentia Centrala de Intelligence a Statelor Unite ale Americii), care, intr-o cronica la cartea de "fictiune non-fictiune" a lui Pacepa, afirma: “Programmed to Kill presents a conceivable explanation of Kennedy’s assassination, but it is also implausible. Pacepa doesn’t connect the dots, he adds new ones. A health warning is warranted”.