Important point in new Intercept story: They're NOT tracking money laundering w/all those Bahamian calls. Just drugs https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/05/19/data-pirates-caribbean-nsa-recording-every-cell-phone-call-bahamas/ …
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@emptywheel That is not remotely proven by article, just asserted. And USG worries (rightly or wrongly) about drug $-terror connection.3 replies 2 retweets 1 like -
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@emptywheel Well 2002: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/30495_58-indicted-in-US-on-fraud--money-laundering-charges … 2009: http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2009-11-03/news/sfl-corruption-indictments-b110309_1_sidney-cambridge-laundering-eggelletion-and-owens … 2011 here: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Offshore-Tax-Avoidance-and-IRS-Compliance-Efforts … etc...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emptywheel The UBS settlement was awful. The suggestion Americans don't get busted for hiding cash there still untrue./1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
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