The CIA Avoids Congressional Oversight with Drug Money

It’s a practice they should never have started with the OSS after World War II. But basically, and this is all outlined in the very good book 'Operation Gladio', the CIA never wanted to be accountable to congress and have any civilian oversight. So they turned to the drug trade to fund their efforts independent of any state government. And they have created a monster that thinks its a fourth branch of government not accountable to anybody. Which is very dangerous in many ways.