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strikeAug 14, 2026

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The U.S. strikes on several fishing boats near Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands earlier this year were part of a secret operation conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA. That’s according to The Washington Post, which spoke to a source anonymously.

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    The U.S. strikes on several fishing boats near Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands earlier this year were part of a secret operation conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA. That’s according to The Washington Post, which spoke to a source anonymously. One of the boats disap…

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