LIE DOWN WITH DOGS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000404520001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 30, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 1, 1985
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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.die Down With Dogs
Serf DIEGO absolutely no pressure on Justice to
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William afire
tattled a huge drug wtuenouse in Chi- the murder of a U.S. agent, both our
huahua, the guards arrested were lawmen and our spooks surely wish
frntn the Directorate of Federal Se- they had decided to press for the in-
cutlty. The anger of drug bosses at dictment of the corrupt cop, even if
thii and other intrusions into their his capture was unlikely. The princi-
businew probably led to the murder pie of the thing was important.
of-an investigator for the U.S. Drug " ray of light: last w?ek, under
Enforcement Agency. pressu:.. trom the ^i* States. the
' Now that we are pressuring Mexicu Government of I aiwan indicted Vice
to.iclean up its law enforce]..-,L, sue Adm. Yuan Hs? in one o its top in-
questions arise: Was the U.S. Gov- to ' ence officials, for the murder in
ernment wise to block the indictment the U.S. o the jour ist Henry Liu.
of a suspected high-level crook in the Taiwanese intelligence is more valu-
first place? Since he was likely to flee a e ever to us, now that Moscow
.after he was finally indicted, why was has begin to court Peking : our de-
no major effort made to deny bail? mand that the criminal be brought to
Why was Justice's main concern the justice,no matter how helpful he may
..truthful U.S. prosecutor rather than have been, shows a good regard for
.the suspected lawbreaker? putting first values ?rst. For that,
., 't'he C.I.A. tells me that the stow rha we can thank the sp rin ' of
has been misreported. that it exert ed Miguel Nassar Haro. .
C.I.A. rotection a mac o ice
chief came to California to filealibel
suit and hold a press conference;
that was just a bit thick and th
iyision i_n Washingtnn
sent word to twit the indictment
since the intelligence source was
blown anyhow.
" Mr. - Nassar Haro was arraigned
and bail set at ;'150,000. A messenger
soon arrived with the cash in a suit-
case. The Mexican skipped bail and is
now a fugitive, with Mexico not about
td aid in his capture and extradition.
It turns out, however, that Mr. Nas-
sat-Haro's hot-car police force was
also deeply involved in the narcotics
trade; whe : .a Mexican Army
,
national police. Three years ago, a fense, and to make that determina-
grand jury in San Diego wanted to in- Lion required delays.
dict' him for masterminding a vast rats possible - others say that
?car4heft ring in California. visits by Ernest Maversfeld. then
When ion Standefer. a reporter for deputy eneral counsel of the C.I.A.
out that to u olph Guiliano then associate
The San -Diego found
the indictment was eing~~ attomey general. took the heat off the.
the Justice Department in Washing- valuable LusRtct and later, of
ton the U.S. Attorn ey. William Ken- the no-leaks hysteria, turned it on the
nedy, confirmed that the C.I.A. had tor; on t know enough to
escri "its judge where the truth lies.
most important source in Mexico and I do know this: if you lie down with
Central America." It was reported dogs, you get up with fleas. No realist
that the Mexican ha arrested and re- can deny that sometimes it may be
turned a Soviet spy in the "Falcon necessary, in the national interest, to
and the Snowman" case and had do intelligence business with thieves
helpfully wireta the Salvador and thugs, but more often than not
guuern headquarters in exico such "equities" (formerly "assets")
Cif turn out to be liabilities.
In Washington, the Justice Depart- In light of the increased drug traffic
meat went through the roof, firing across the Rio Grande, and with our
the U.S. Attorney for confirming the enforcement officials incensed at the
story. Feeling secure in his Justice- lax investigation by Mexican police of
assay Haro. an
E ver since Gov. Thomas Dewey protect Mr.
made a deal with jailed Mafioso merely responded properly to a le-
Lucky Luciano to protect the timate query
port of New York from sabotage in Division. Mark Richard an oldpro
World War II, a question has at the division, resolutely confirms
haunted lawmen: When does na- the .A. account A nd exolains that
tional security take precedence over the indictment was originally
law-enforcement? blocked use the department
Take the case of Miguel Nasser wanted to be sure that no -
Haro, former chief of the Directorate mail" - threats toe a national
Mexico's corrupt secrets - wo be used in the-de-
of Federal Security
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