Sunday, December 26, 2010

DEA Morphs Into Global Intelligence Organization...No Longer Just Drugs

WikiLeaks: DEA reach goes global, and beyond drugs

RawStory.com

WASHINGTON — The US Drug Enforcement Administration has grown into a global intelligence organization whose reach extends far beyond international drug trafficking, The New York Times reported.

Citing documents from the secrets website WikiLeaks, the newspaper said the DEA's operations had become so expansive the agency has had to fend off foreign politicians who want to use it against their political enemies...

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Cables Portray Expanded Reach of Drug Agency

NYTimes.com

WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration has been transformed into a global intelligence organization with a reach that extends far beyond narcotics, and an eavesdropping operation so expansive it has to fend off foreign politicians who want to use it against their political enemies, according to secret diplomatic cables...

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