Although the two parties had cooperation in the past, it was only temporary. But now, CIA will actively push some information to TU, many of which have very high confidentiality levels. This was simply impossible before.
Not to mention the NSA, this behemoth that is much more powerful than the CIA has unimaginable power. The CIA is an intelligence agency and has no law enforcement power in the country. Its main power is concentrated abroad.
The domestic NSA is the well-deserved boss. To take the simplest example, all U.S. satellites are under the control of the NSA. The CIA also has jurisdiction over a small number of spy satellites, but the TU has none.
Every time you need to call satellite resources, TU needs to apply with NSA in real time. Although the process has been simplified to the minimum, it is still annoying.
Especially when Conklin was here last time, CIA's satellite resources were directly called without anyone's approval, which was simple and efficient.
After all, ctu has been established for a short period of time, and its voice is much inferior to these two giants.
After Jack Bauer took office, it can be seen that many of his initiatives are to continuously strengthen TU's strength, establish a more comprehensive department configuration, establish TU's free training base, cooperate with SEALs, develop unique equipment, and establish its own
Intelligence network, tactical team and FBI tactical team, etc...
ctu is getting stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye, but this still requires a process.
It is foreseeable that future actions will involve more cooperation between two or three parties. Of course, TU is not the only one taking advantage of this, the CIA is also happy to see the results.
He has no law enforcement power in the country, but through this kind of cooperation, he can legitimately participate in domestic affairs. Although it is still not as good as the NSA, at least there is a good sign.
Last night, the White House and Congress reached an agreement to clearly define the boundaries of terrorist attacks.
All artificially designed attacks by extremists that target, but are not limited to, civilians and civilian facilities that are inconsistent with international morality are considered terrorist attacks.
This also means that TU's rights have greatly increased. Before this, the definition of terrorist attacks in the United States was not consistent. TU, the Department of Defense, and the FBI used different definitions. In many cases, these departments will compete with TU for dominance.
This kind of situation is actually very common in powerful departments. Just like the DEA, they are the first in the anti-drug department in the United States. But the police's major crime team can also solve drug cases, and whoever solves the case gets it.
In the past, TU was the same, they specialized in counter-terrorism, but the armed forces of NSA, DEA, FBI, DOJ, ATF, NCIS, these departments also have counter-terrorism functions. Whoever solves the case gets credit.
After that, any case involving civilian casualties can be handled by CTU as long as he wants to. As for whether this person is a terrorist or not, this right is originally in CTU's hands. As long as he can justify himself, he can say who is a terrorist.
It will be all right.
It can be said that during this period of time, ctu's power reached its peak since its establishment.
Director Mueller is very proud. This matter is a win-win situation. Although CTU needs to share some of its rights with the CIA, the gains are also not small.
Seeing the director nod to start, Paso took out a USB flash drive and inserted it into the computer. Then a picture of a man appeared on the projection wall, Simon introduced.
"Clay Boone is a Swiss banker. In addition to banks, he also owns several companies. We previously found that the Red Front had financial transactions with this person. Of course, the Red Front has died.
But recent intelligence shows that this person may have connections with multiple extremist organizations. After obtaining the information in his computer this time, we analyzed the information obtained overnight and found several anomalies in the financial transactions."
Paso then tapped twice on the keyboard, and the picture transformed into a set of charts, several of which were marked with thick lines.
"Not long ago, the International Commercial Bank made a remittance of US$100 million to him. We have reason to believe that this is actually a terrorist activity fund paid to him by a certain country. Clay Boone is probably the secret spokesperson of this country.
.Then the money was dispersed and transferred, and through a series of operations, it was finally transferred to more than a dozen mysterious accounts.
After checking with the headquarters database, we found that three of these dozen accounts have been closely monitored by us. These accounts belong to a person named Heather Ruth.
According to what we know, this Heather Russ is actually an intelligence broker, and her main scope of activities is in Eastern Europe.
In addition to intelligence, his business also involves drugs. He was involved in a drug case we previously cooperated with DEA. This person has always been the subject of CIA's close attention..."
Tony and Owen looked at each other and frowned. The role of intelligence broker is the most troublesome. Such people are like cockroaches, found all over the world, and they dare to do anything.
Then Passo typed a few times on the keyboard, and the screen turned into a relationship diagram again, using arrows to show the relationships between Clay Boone and other people.
"Judging from the current data, the company under Clay's name has frequent interactions with a biopharmaceutical company in the United States, but these are normal transactions. What is really strange is that among the remaining mysterious accounts, the owners of two of them are all related to
This biopharmaceutical company has connections, one is a shareholder, and the other is the person in charge of the security company responsible for their security."
"What's the name of this company?"
"AstraZeneca Biopharmaceutical Company, headquartered in New York, with manufacturing facilities in Tennessee."
Paso replied, and Simon on the side added in a timely manner: "The suspected shareholder is called Jabbar Birney, who is the third largest shareholder, and the security director is Green Stone, a local snake who walks between black and white.
"
"Asarkan?"
Hearing the name, Tony showed a thoughtful expression. He had obviously heard of this company. Mueller asked, "Why, do you know this company?"
"Yes, CTU cracked a chemical weapons manufacturing case a while ago. The chemical raw materials in it came from this company's factory. However, the factory reported the case in advance and said that a batch of raw materials was stolen. We did not find any clues.
.This company has a very good reputation. Their founder is Russell Franklin, who is known as the cleanest capitalist in New York."
After hearing what Tony said, Director Mueller asked Paso: "Is this Russell Franklin a suspect?"
"No, there is currently no evidence that the pharmaceutical company or Franklin himself is related to Clay's acts of terrorism."
Paso shook his head, and Simon continued.
"However, we have found that Kareem Birney may be related to Cruel Angel. He and Cruel Angel founder Anthony Berman, who was shot dead last week, are both from the UK. They grew up together, and the two have been in contact for many years.
.”
Seeing that he had finished talking, Director Mueller cleared his throat and said: "The target has basically been confirmed, so let's allocate it."
Seeing everyone looking over, Mueller said: "Heather Ruth's whereabouts are uncertain, and he usually operates in Eastern Europe. This person is still left to us to come to the CIA to deal with it."
Tony nodded, CTU is not yet capable of handling foreign affairs.
Seeing that Tony did not object, Mueller continued: "Jabbar Bernie has proven to be related to Cruel Angel, and this person is currently in Los Angeles. I leave it to you to follow up. The remaining Green Stone
Team 7 is in charge, with Clay Boone and Russell Franklin staying put for the time being and taking a long-term view to catch the big fish..."
Seeing that no one had any objections, the meeting ended and Owen followed Tony in driving back to CTU.
…
I haven’t asked for it in a long time. Please recommend me, ask for monthly tickets, and ask for all kinds of things.