Re: From Oligarchs To Cartels

On Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:54:32 -0600, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

The decision by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on day 1 of her new
job to shut down a special unit focusing on seizing Russian oligarchs'
assets reflects the dramatically shifting priorities in international
law enforcement under the new administration of Donald Trump

Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand

Feb 18
NEWS: The CIA under President Trump has been covertly flying MQ-9
Reaper drones over Mexico to spy on drug cartels, part of Trump's
dramatic reorientation of national security assets to the US southern
border. with

Feb 18
The MQ-9s used for the missions are not currently armed. But they can
be equipped with payloads to carry out precision strikes. The US
regularly uses them to target suspected terrorists in Syria, Iraq and
Somalia.

A 30-page Trump transition planning document titled "025 Agency Action
Plan," reviewed by CNN, outlined the Trump administration's early
priorities for the intelligence community to "reprogram
[counterterrorism] resources" to counter-cartel work.

"Treat counter-drug cartel work as a form of counter-terrorism and use
those authorities and unique resources appropriately, including by
moving resources from other regions if necessary," the document
directed.

https://x.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1891830665479369193