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In reply to the discussion: Ecuador Grants Julian Assange Asylum; U.S. Seen as "Hidden Hand" Behind U.K. Threat to Raid Embassy [View all]The Magistrate
(95,244 posts)The cartel organizations do send much of their product into the U.S., so everyone involved, from grower to end seller, is considered to have broken U.S. law.
The various Islamic militants in arms, viewing themselves as at war with the U.S., and acting accordingly, become legitimate objects of U.S. military power, and in many instances, police agencies enforcing U.S. law.
Money transactions, by both the above strains, can often violate U.S. laws against money laundering or trading with sanctioned states, or supporting a proscribed organization, by involving institutions chartered in the U.S. or a sanctioned state, or passing to or through a proscribed organization.
Communications, passing through facilities physically located in U.S. jurisdiction, or owned by entities chartered in the U.S., may well come under U.S. law.