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State Department cable stating Montesinos's influence
Just how far Montesinos's control had advanced is clear in this July 1999 State Department cable obtained under the Freedom of Information Act: "There is no one who stands toe-to-toe with Montesinos in the Peruvian government, and nothing the government does on intelligence, enforcement and security issues occurs without his blessing. Like it or not, he is the go-to guy, particularly [for] any major counternarcotics issue."
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