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I am American and this was my first thought when reading the headline. “Why is the FBI involved?” I can understand the CIA, like you said. So weird but a sign o
by rickeydidio 5y ago
I am American and this was my first thought when reading the headline. “Why is the FBI involved?” I can understand the CIA, like you said. So weird but a sign of our times.
- refulgentis 5y agoWhen you hear CIA think intelligence (as in espionage), when you hear FBI think investigation, never failed me
- ncmncm 5y agoWhen I hear CIA, I think coercion to collect information, most usually information to be used to coerce somebody else. When I hear FBI I think coercion to instigate what will be well-publicized conspiratorial crime. Actual espionage and investigation are decidedly secondary activities. They have been that way from the start.
- dboreham 5y agoFBI is just "the police", so it's very normal and happens all the time that police experts from one country are invited to help investigate crime in another country.
- raincom 5y agoThere are multiple reasons: - Lebanese govt invited them. - USA wants to keep tab in that part of the world. - Talented investigators in FBI and others want to keep their brains sharp. - Advance knowledge about explosions, how to prevent them, etc.
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