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peppertree

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2. I wouldn't put it past him
Fri Aug 16, 2024, 01:00 PM
Aug 2024

Milei famously demanded large sums to be included as a congressional candidate on his far-right "Liberty Forward" ticket last year, and he's known to have (undeclared) U.S. accounts - so it would stand to reason.

But a lot of that money is no doubt being used to both dramatically expand eavesdropping (a fixture under Trump's pal Macri during his ruinous 2015-19 presidency) - as well as for possible psy-ops/slander operations against opponents (another Macri favorite).

It's no secret that, also like Macri, Milei has been begging the CIA to help him with these gambits - mostly by trying to persuade them that he's a "bulwark against pro-China leftists."

But the CIA should keep in mind that with friends like these...

Oh, well. Qué será.

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