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+1. When I was a Boy Scout, I had confirmation direct from an FBI agent that once somebody is wanted, the Agency has a long memory and a long reach. The anecdo
by fixermark 7y ago
+1. When I was a Boy Scout, I had confirmation direct from an FBI agent that once somebody is wanted, the Agency has a long memory and a long reach.
The anecdote he shared was a fugitive fled to Saudi Arabia. Over a decade and a half, the fugitive grew a small business empire and was well-connected. In tandem with allies in Saudi Arabia, the FBI arranged a lavish party on a yacht to which their target was invited. The yacht sailed out to international waters and FBI agents apprehended him and put him on a Navy cruiser out at sea.
- Mirioron 7y agoWhat I wonder is how those same people in the US would feel if countries like China or Russia did the same thing openly.
- panarky 7y agoDoes it matter if they do the same thing (or worse) openly or covertly? Russia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvinenko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvine... China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Yingying_Zhang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Yingying_Zhan...
- triangleman 7y agoUh, you sure you linked the right article for China?
- dsl 7y agoI've been involved in enough government stuff to know that resources like that don't get spent unless the target is _really_ bad. The FBI often refers cases with single digit millions in losses to state and local, because the SAs are busy with bigger cases.