Chapter 1878 Joe and Morgan (Please Give Me Double Monthly Tickets!! Please

Chapter 1878 Joe and Morgan (Please double the monthly ticket!! Please give the monthly ticket!! Please recommend!!)

"Joe! It's done here!"

Lao Qiao sat weakly in the car and said into the communicator: "Take everything you can take away. Let's see if our logistics department can find anything inside."

After finishing speaking, he turned to his old partner, "Church" Frank Morgan and said: "It seems that these children are very adaptable to this kind of hidden front. They have done very well under your training."

Joe, a former senior CIA agent, Frank Morgan's teacher and guide. Because of his identity as a black man, he was unable to reach a truly high-level position when he was at his most powerful. He can only be a senior agent in his life, but because of his seniority, he has a very large network of contacts in the CIA and even in the entire U.S. intelligence community, including the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (hereinafter referred to as SSCI) and the House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI). (hereinafter referred to as HPSCI) all have his friends. (The above two committees are collectively called the U.S. Congressional Intelligence Committee. This committee is a new type of committee that has the dual characteristics of a standing committee and a special committee. It has therefore become the only special committee among the U.S. congressional committees that has the power to initiate legislation.)

Perhaps many people still don't understand the value of this network.

Then I need to explain here that the committee here is basically the pinnacle of power in the American political system! According to the current committee system in the United States, committees in Congress are mainly divided into four types: standing committees, special committees, joint committees and conference committees. Among them, standing committees are the core and main body of the committee system of the U.S. Congress. They account for an absolute majority in the committees. They are generally divided according to functions and fields. Corresponding standing committees will be established in each corresponding administrative policy field; the establishment of special committees usually It is to supplement the shortcomings of standing committees. Special committees are basically established to study and make recommendations on specific urgent matters. They are automatically canceled after the task is completed and are temporary.

The U.S. Congressional Intelligence Committee is the "twin" of the Standing Committee and the Special Committee. It has some attributes of both the Standing Committee and the Special Committee, and therefore has a special organizational structure that is different from the Congressional Standing Committee and the Special Committee. and functionality. Since both SSCI and HPSCI are permanent special committees, the Congressional Intelligence Committees are actually as permanent as standing committees and have the general characteristics of standing committees: For example, standing committees are the core of the legislative process of the U.S. Congress and have extensive legislative power; both intelligence committees have legislative initiative power that only standing committees have, which ordinary special committees do not have. This is the most prominent feature that distinguishes the U.S. Congressional Intelligence Committee from general special committees in terms of functions and powers. But on the other hand, from the perspective of committee organizational structure, since SSCI and HPSCI are both special committees, the composition and appointment methods of their committee members are different from ordinary standing committees.

First of all, members of the standing committees of the U.S. Congress are mainly elected by congressional bipartisan caucuses; while the nature of the special committee of the Congressional Intelligence Committee gives party leaders the prerogative to directly select committee members. All committee members are selected by party leaders, including The chairman and vice-chairman are ultimately appointed by the speakers of both houses after being selected by the leaders of the majority and minority parties of the committee. In addition, party leaders also have the right to set the ratio of seats between the majority party and the minority party on the committee. Judging from the composition of members of the two parties on the Intelligence Committee of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the ratio of members of the two parties in the HPSCI is usually determined based on the proportion of members of the two parties in the House of Representatives; In contrast, the Senate pays more attention to seeking bipartisan cooperation in intelligence oversight and strives to reflect the non-partisan stance of the Intelligence Oversight Committee and avoid even splitting the committee along party lines. Therefore, the distribution of members of the two parties in the SSCI always insists on the majority party being more important than the minority party. One more parliamentary seat. It can be seen that it is precisely because the nature of the special committee of the SSCI gives party leaders flexibility in selecting committee members and setting the distribution ratio of seats between the two parties on the committee, making it more in line with the supervision needs of the intelligence field that is critical to national security, reflecting A notion of intelligence oversight "exceptionalism" in which intelligence work is known for its well-known The secrecy and sensitivity of the United States prevent Congress from supervising intelligence agencies and their activities in the same way as other executive agencies. Therefore, the U.S. Congress should be more cautious in intelligence supervision. “The normal rules and accountability norms of intelligence for the U.S. government are One exception; covert operations are too fragile and too dependent on secrecy to allow for the normal rigor of oversight."

According to the respective rules of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees (SSCI and HPSCI), the establishment of its subcommittees requires a majority vote of committee members. The chairman and vice chairman of each subcommittee are selected by the chairman and vice chairman of the committee respectively. . Different from this, the members of the subcommittees under the standing committee are voted by the two-party caucus meeting of the committee based on the application of the respective members; the chairman and vice-chairman of the subcommittee are elected by the majority party caucus and the minority party caucus of the committee respectively. produce.

Secondly, unlike members of standing committees who generally do not have term limits, members of congressional intelligence committees have term limits. The term of office for members of SSCI is set to 8 years, and the term of members of HPSCI is set to 6 years. Moreover, due to the special committees of SSCI and HPSCI nature, the appointment of members of the Congressional Intelligence Committee will not affect their service on other congressional standing committees, in order to increase the attractiveness of SSCI and HPSCI to members of Congress. In addition, considering that the military, foreign relations (the House of Representatives is called the International Relations Committee, and the Senate is called the Foreign Relations Committee), the Judiciary, and the Appropriations Committees also have jurisdiction over some U.S. intelligence activities, therefore, the establishment of the House of Representatives and the Senate The Intelligence Committee’s Senate Resolution 400 (S.Res.400) and House of Representatives Resolution 658 (H.Res.658) both reflect the interests of these four standing committees. For example, H.Res.658 specifically stipulates that among the members of HPSCI, at least one member from the Military Committee, International Relations Committee, Judiciary Committee and Appropriations Committee must participate. S.Res.400 also stipulates that among the 15 members of the SSCI, 8 must be 2 members each from the Appropriations, Military, Foreign Relations, and Judiciary Committees. This arrangement facilitates coordination of activities related to U.S. intelligence legislation and oversight between the Congressional Intelligence Committees and the Appropriations, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Judiciary Committees. Despite more than 40 years of development, the U.S. Congressional Intelligence Committee has not undergone substantial changes in organizational structure and functions to this day.

Such a lot looks complicated, but it is actually very complicated.

But it also shows how valuable it is, and Joe has very deep connections in both committees. This is the benefit of a person living long enough. I know a lot of secrets and know a lot of people!

Joe had already retired, but the last incident of Scylla's awakening made the US government very passive... All matters related to Scylla are secrets among secrets, and Scylla's protection is also very strict.

But even so, Scylla's intelligence was still leaked, and even at a critical moment, someone helped Nick Fury realize his conspiracy, which ultimately led to Scylla's awakening and the subsequent Mechagodzilla rampage.

Although the two incidents did not cause much damage to the United States, the problem was that the unlucky Colombia was affected, which ultimately caused the United States to suffer tremendous pressure internationally. Even many South American countries are swaying among them, which puts great pressure on the U.S. government.

The most important thing is Nick Fury. This guy is like a ghost that cannot be driven away, always lingering in the United States. From time to time he would jump out and cause trouble. This made the White House very angry.

In order to catch Nick Fury and remove the legacy left by Nick Fury, the White House hopes to have an excellent intelligence officer who has nothing to do with Nick Fury to conduct a purge operation within the United States... Honestly He said that the word "purge" was always associated with Mao Zi, and it is quite rare to use this word here in the United States.

But Nick Fury doesn't have much ability when it comes to serious work, but he is really good at underground work. In the last Mechagodzilla incident, a technology tycoon actually had contact with Nick Fury. Coupled with the thunderstorms between the military and the government in the Scylla incident, many people understood that Nick Fury I don’t know how many hidden lines have been planted within the United States!

This guy is like a tireless old farmer, sowing his seeds everywhere in the United States... Just like tumbleweeds, they may scatter their seeds wherever they pass.

Who knows what kind of trouble he might do with these seeds one day.

So it must be cleared up!

Resolutely eliminate it!

And Joe was chosen because of his integrity, loyalty, childlessness, and no relationship with Nick Fury... By the way, there is another very important point, that is, old Joe is dying of cancer. In fact, his physical condition was already very bad.

But he doesn't want to rest...he's a senior agent. Retired very early, at the age of sixty. Counting the time spent doing clerical work, the old guy had already started to have nothing to do before he turned fifty. He is now eighty years old, and according to his own words, he has been resting for thirty years! You've had enough rest early.

He lives in the most advanced nursing home, but he is still tortured by the boring life. The most important purpose of his re-emergence was that he did not want to die of boredom.

Also because of his short life, the masters above can rest assured that at least he will not leave any trouble, and his death can bring a perfect end to this great purge.

Resentment and dissatisfaction will follow him to hell, but the gentleman can go down cleanly and decently.

Frank Morgan, the CIA's most powerful field agent, codenamed Church. Taking into account his achievements, it would not be inconsistent to say that he is a superhero. This guy is already sixty years old and has retired a long time ago... The job of a field agent is not something that ordinary people can do. Being able to work decently as a civilian is the best destination for many field agents. But Morgan broke the record. He retired He used to be a field ace!

This is rare, because due to some internal strife, he was removed from the CIA... This is not surprising. The internal strife in the CIA is very serious. There is no way to do it. Too much dirty work has been done, which has led to many people being indifferent. And because there is too much black material, in order to keep secrets, the CIA will often carry out internal purges on its own.

Morgan is an example. Although he is a legendary agent, because he was exposed to too many dark secrets and some messy external conspiracies, the CIA decided to eliminate this meritorious agent and many people with black information.

There is no way, many things about the CIA really cannot be exposed. If exposed, let alone the CIA, even the US government will be shocked.

In order to protect himself and his friends, Morgan had no choice but to seek refuge with the FBI. As a result, he was recruited by the Department of Defense and became an instructor of Team X. In order to train Team X, Morgan found his friend with the same name - Frank Custer, the "Punisher".

It turned out to be unfortunate. Shortly after the team was formed, they encountered the Hellfire Club.

Then the whole group was wiped out. The two ordinary instructors, Church and Punisher, had nothing to do. The only member of Team

Later, in order to take revenge, the Punisher found his good friend Kai.

Directly killed most of the members of the Hellfire Club and the mastermind Sebastian Shaw.

Afterwards, the Punisher and Morgan continued to serve the government and trained the new X-Team, which is the team currently performing tasks outside.

But then the Punisher left and returned to Guardian Town to continue his retirement.

Morgan didn't have that luck. He betrayed the CIA and handed over a large amount of dirty information to the FBI. As a result, the CIA has been severely suppressed in the past few years, especially some powerful people with relevant interests have also been seriously damaged. In his life They can only continue to work for the government, otherwise they will lose their asylum and be visited by their former enemies every minute. The CIA is very vindictive.

After receiving the task of purging, Lao Qiao found his friend and disciple.

Lao Qiao still hopes to give his old friend a guarantee and let him take over his connections. To be able to truly retire one day.

"What's the next mission?"

In fact, to be honest, Morgan doesn't really want to continue this kind of mission. Those who do dirty work will not end well. But there was no other way. The task above and the persuasion of his old friend made him have no choice but to continue.

"New York!"

Lao Qiao said with a smile, and his face began to distort after speaking.

Morgan quickly took out the medicine and gave it to Old Qiao to take.

Old Qiao's dark face eased a little.

"You're going to die from exhaustion. Maybe you should get therapy."

"It's useless. My cancer cells have spread. And I think I will die faster if I go back to the hospital. Two years ago, the doctor told me that I would only live for three months at most. But look at it now, I am not Are you living well? I guess I can go back to the hospital in another year or two, and I will probably die of boredom!"

In fact, Lao Qiao was not as relaxed as he said. He was indeed alive. This was a miracle, but the price of the miracle was that his life in the past two years was worse than death!

Sometimes, Lao Qiao thought that it would be great if he really burped in the hospital for three months.

But his restless heart prevented him from lying on the hospital bed.

Psychological torture was much more terrifying than physical torture, at least he was used to the pain.

"Okay... It's up to you." Morgan couldn't help it. He had already said enough when he needed to persuade him, but what could the old man do if he didn't listen?

"What's the mission of going to New York this time? And... that's New York, where do we need to go?"

New York is the most special city in the United States...and even in the world.

Sin will never leave this city, but they have the most righteous people in the world.

It’s very consistent with the city’s temperament, and it’s so contradictory!

"No, we are going to receive a companion! A companion who was stuffed in by the president himself."