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Even better, why not link to the far more expansive set of proven allegations, instead of "the CIA investigated itself and decided there was nothing wrong"? ht

Even better, why not link to the far more expansive set of proven allegations, instead of "the CIA investigated itself and decided there was nothing wrong"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_CIA_drug_trafficking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_CIA_drug_traffi... "U.S. Government Officials said in 1990 the Anti-Drug Unit of the C.I.A. "accidentally" shipped a ton of cocaine into the United States from Venezuela as part of an effort to infiltrate and gather evidence on drug gangs. The cocaine was sold on the streets in the United States. No criminal charges were made in this incident, however C.I.A. officer Mark McFarlin resigned and another C.I.A. officer was disciplined. The CIA issued a statement on the incident saying there was "poor judgment and management on the part of several C.I.A. officers""

toss1 5y ago
i.e., it was a one-off mistake, and people were held accountable (even if not to the degree you feel appropriate), and it was not systematic as you and GGP are attempting to imply
- twofornone 5y ago
  The only part about this that was one-off was that they were caught. It's an open secret that the CIA has been involved in some form of drug running for decades.
- tata71 5y ago
  Intelligence agency black budgets are a one-off? Keep reading.
  - toss1 5y ago
    Of course black (classified) budgets are standard operating procedure. That does not mean that the expenditures are for the same items and projects every year.
    - tata71 5y ago
      That's not the type of black budget being discussed. The kind that funds itself.