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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.

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[–] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Permission is public, ops are covert.

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

They announce it publicly to make Venezuelan leadership paranoid and second guess themselves.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Ah, just like the good old days.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

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."

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

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

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Remember when the CIA toppling governments was conspiracy theory

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No. CIA regime change activities have been well known for longer than I've been alive.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Me too, and I'm 54.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Simultaneously a conspiracy theory and a point of pride.

Langley has an enormous mural dedicated to Operation Cyclone, for instance.

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Ghost recon: wildlands IRL