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		hgsgm on April 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Arrested for Allegedly Operating Illegal Chinese ‘... Why is FBI leading anti-espionage / infiltration / invasion operations? This is spygame stuff right? CIA doesn't get host country permission when it wants to abduct someone to a "black site".

dragonwriter on April 17, 2023 | [–]

Because that’s literally one of the top purposes of the FBI, and a function for which it is designated as the lead agency?

https://www.fbi.gov/about/faqs/what-is-the-fbis-foreign-coun...

cyanydeez on April 18, 2023 | [–]

A lot of these Chinese ops are using US citizens to commit these acts.

That's enough reason.

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