Yea, and after Russia fell they kept the whole illegal operation rolling as war reparations. Riggs Bank, BCCI operations moved to Deutscha Bank who then used the reproposed Russian Banking system to launder illicit money; that is where Putin entered the picture in St Petersburg as Deputy Mayor. Hey, let's not forget Walmart, another military logistics company and the front door for China. American made was their motto while they were changing Chinese labels to USA labels in the back room . Actually happened, eyewitness.
And don't forget the role of the Mafia. The OSS used them in Operation Underworld, and they were allies in Italy because Mussolini had chased them into the mountains. The CIA continued the cooperation: in Italy for the shipment of heroin to the US, and inside the US for the distribution. The CIA founded the P2 lodge in Italy to connect and coordinate Mafia, politicians and the Vatican. The Vatican Bank was the center of the money laundering operations. Later, Robert Swan Mueller replaced the Italian Mafia inside the US with Ukrainian and Russian mobsters.
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