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		thephyber 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FBI arrests CIA official with $40M in gold bars in... I suspect the 1960s was chosen because it was before the Church Committee. Back then, the CIA had fewer restrictions about working within the USA.

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rithdmc 2 days ago [–]

Got it, thanks. The CIA's cocaine was still ending up on the streets of America during Iran-Contra, though, so I (in my very uninformed opinion!) don't feel like the CIA cared that much.

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