What planet do you live on or what U.S.Intel agency do you work for?
It is not grift though, it does cost in that ball park for international private long distance flights in the 10,000+ mile range . Planes that can do this like say gulfstream V would seat 15-20 people , so like 25k per seat , it is not that much more expensive than a first class ticket cost wise if you think about it
Wikileaks has $250mil in bitcoin, they could chip in a bit surely?
