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Card #c999IR // #c999Synthesis

After Galíndez was kidnapped in Manhattan, “the CIA had already moved swiftly to shut down the case,” steering it into NYPD intelligence hands. Asked about it, Dulles “blandly replied that the CIA had no jurisdiction on American soil.” Kill the investigation from behind the jurisdiction line you just crossed.

— In our words · Source: The Devil's Chessboard (David Talbot)

[Use when]

Your operation surfaces at home. Deny the territory, keep the operation.

[Why it matters]

Jurisdiction is a shield you can hold while standing on the other side of it.

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