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CISEN Mexico

Mexican Investigators Identify Nine Major Cartels, 80 Gangs

In a report on drug trafficking networks, the Mexican investigators see nine dominant cartels with deep penetration into state and local government. Contralinea, a reliable investigative site, reports : According to the confidential document Criminal Organizations , prepared by the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Attorney General of the Republic (AIC-PGR), of which Contralínea has...

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Get Smart

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Covert Action Museum Is Not So Smart

Last month I reported that the planned Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations had received $10 million grant for a showcase building in northern Virginia. Given the CIA”s lengthy record of unsuccessful operations that harmed U.S. interests and values, I questioned whether the museum was a good idea. Now Richmond Times Dispatch is asking the...

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Putin's Crickets

Putin’s Crickets? A Noisy Bug Can’t Explain CIA Injuries in Cuba 

This story only deepens the weird continuing mystery of the medical problems suffered by two dozen U.S. Embassy staffers in Cuba in recent years. Investigators have concluded the 22 (or 24) victims had suffered some kind of “sonic attack” that caused tissue and neurological damage. According to the New Yorker, several undercover CIA officers in...