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I’ve also wondered just how independent the CIA is from the rest of the state. Surely, they don’t seem to face any consequences when they are caught doing somet
by the_only_law 5y ago
I’ve also wondered just how independent the CIA is from the rest of the state. Surely, they don’t seem to face any consequences when they are caught doing something bad, even to US citizens. Is it possible they have any sort of rouge work or do much work not on behalf of the US.
- hpoe 5y agoActually it's a pretty open secret that the CIA, and SOCOM are heavily involved in the drug trade that they use to fund other black ops.
- truffdog 5y agoThe Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia has a great, exhaustive overview of the earlier iteration of that. Drug money is very attractive for intelligence agencies/militaries- it's free and off the books.