The new authority would allow the C.I.A. to carry out lethal operations in Venezuela and conduct a range of operations in the Caribbean.
The agency would be able to take covert action against Mr. Maduro or his government either unilaterally or in conjunction with a larger military operation.
Very covert
Permission is public, ops are covert.
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They announce it publicly to make Venezuelan leadership paranoid and second guess themselves.
Ah, just like the good old days.
Saw my bf from high school, wearing his glasses for the first time in years. He was in the field (Army) in Honduras, wearing contacts, big no no at the time. Alarm went off and they bailed behind sandbags. A round hit and sprayed his eyeball down with sand.
“Thought Bush (Sr.) said we’re not in Honduras.”
“We’re not.”
As it happens I’m watching a documentary about bananas, the term banana republic did not start as a yuppie clothing store so yeah we’re just dusting off the old playbook
Remember when the CIA toppling governments was conspiracy theory
No. CIA regime change activities have been well known for longer than I’ve been alive.
Me too, and I’m 54.
Simultaneously a conspiracy theory and a point of pride.
Langley has an enormous mural dedicated to Operation Cyclone, for instance.
Ghost recon: wildlands IRL
