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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) – amerykańska agencja rządowa, podlegająca Departamentowi Sprawiedliwości Stanów Zjednoczonych. Została utworzona 1 lipca 1973 przez prezydenta Richarda Nixona na mocy Planu Reorganizacji nr 2. Zadaniem agencji jest egzekwowanie przepisów prawnych dotyczących substancji kontrolowanych (zawartych m.in. w Controlled Substances Act z 1970 roku) oraz zwalczanie organizacji przestępczych zajmujących się uprawą, produkcją i dystrybucją substancji kontrolowanych przeznaczonych do nielegalnego handlu na terenie Stanów Zjednoczonych. DEA zajmuje się też wspieraniem programów mających na celu redukcję dostępności nielegalnych substancji na terenie kraju i poza jego granicami. DEA prowadzi działania antynarkotykowe związane z interesem USA także poza granicami kraju. Organem kontrolującym działania DEA jest Prokurator Generalny Stanów Zjednoczonych

Podstawa prawna
DEA działa na podstawie Planu Reorganizacji nr 2 z dnia 1 lipca 1973 wydanego przez prezydenta Richarda Nixona. Uprawnienia agentów DEA określa paragraf 878 rozdziału 21 Kodeksu Stanów Zjednoczonych.

Do obowiązków DEA, określanych przez rozdział 28 Kodeksu Stanów Zjednoczonych, należy:

 opracowywanie i ocena strategii działań w zakresie prawa dotyczącego leków i narkotyków,
 prowadzenie śledztw i przygotowanie do oskarżenia podejrzanych o naruszenia prawa odnoszącego się do handlu narkotykami,
 prowadzenie śledztw i przygotowanie do oskarżenia podejrzanych łączonych z nielegalnymi substancjami zarekwirowanymi przy przemycie na teren Stanów Zjednoczonych,
 utrzymywanie relacji z przedstawicielami administracji antynarkotykowej innych państw,
 koordynacja działań i współpraca z przedstawicielami stanowych i lokalnych organów ścigania w zakresie działań dotyczących nielegalnych substancji,
 regulacja produkcji legalnych substancji, które podlegają szczególnej kontroli.

Metody działania DEA wynikają bezpośrednio z jej uprawnień. Agencja:

 dokonuje przeszukań i aresztowań, egzekwuje nakazy kontroli administracyjnej,
 dokonuje zajęcia mienia,
 prowadzi śledztwa i działania operacyjne w zakresie zwalczania przestępstw narkotykowych,
 prowadzi kampanie społeczne i programy edukacyjne zwalczające problem użycia narkotyków.
Uprawnienia funkcjonariuszy DEA obejmują:
 noszenie broni palnej,
 egzekwowanie nakazów przeszukania, aresztowania, wezwania i nakazów kontroli administracyjnej, wydanych przez władze Stanów Zjednoczonych,
 dokonywanie aresztowań bez nakazu za wykroczenia popełnione w obecności agenta lub przestępstwa pod rygorem istnienia uzasadnionego podejrzenia, że osoba mająca być aresztowana popełniła lub popełnia przestępstwo,
 dokonywanie zajęcia mienia,
 wykonywanie innych obowiązków powierzonych przez Prokuratora Generalnego.

Struktura

DEA jest kierowane przez Administratora (ang. Administrator of Drug Enforcement), którego mianuje prezydent USA i zatwierdza Senat. Administrator podlega Prokuratorowi Generalnemu USA, który z urzędu kieruje Departamentem Sprawiedliwości USA. Jego zastępca podlega tej samej procedurze powoływania co Administrator. Siedziba agencji znajduje się w Arlington (Wirginia), niedaleko Pentagonu. DEA utrzymuje własną Akademię, szkolącą personel w bazie Marines w Quantico (Wirginia). DEA posiada 239 krajowych biur, podlegających pod 23 oddziały oraz 91 biur poza granicami Stanów Zjednoczonych (w 68 państwach, w tym m.in. w Polsce).

Struktura wewnętrzna DEA podlega pod Administratora. Bezpośrednio przed Administratorem odpowiada Zastępca Administratora oraz Office of Administrative Law Judges. Wewnętrzne jednostki administracyjne DEA można podzielić na oddziały i biura. DEA składa się z 23 oddziałów polowych (pod które podlega 239 biur), 91 biur poza granicami Stanów Zjednoczonych (Biura Krajowe podlegają pod Biura Regionalne) oraz 8 oddziałów (Human Resources Division, Intelligence Division, Diversion Control Division, Operations Division, Operational Support Division, Inspection Division, Financial Management Division, Information Systems Division) i 4 biura (Office of Compliance, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, Executive Equal Opportunity & Employee Assistance Staff) podlegające bezpośrednio Administratorowi i jego zastępcy.

Zgodnie z informacjami podawanymi przez DEA, budżet na rok 2021 wynosi ponad 3,28 miliarda dolarów, a liczba zatrudnionych osób to 9848 (w tym 4649 agentów specjalnych).

Polityka agencji zabrania zatrudniania osób, które używają narkotyków. Kandydaci są zobowiązani do przedstawienia swojej historii użycia narkotyków, jeżeli taka istnieje. Jeżeli w ciągu trzech lat poprzedzających aplikację o pracę, aplikujący używał marihuany lub jeżeli w przeciągu ostatnich 10 lat używał innych nielegalnych substancji, nie kwalifikuje się on do zatrudnienia w DEA. Ponadto każdy kandydat musi poddać się procesowi weryfikacji w celu wykluczenia powiązań z przestępczością.

Historia

Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD)
Bezpośrednią poprzedniczką DEA było Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, które powstało w 1968 roku na mocy Planu Reorganizacji nr 1 przedstawionego w Kongresie przez prezydenta Lyndona B. Johnsona. Plan zakładał połączenie dwóch istniejących wcześniej agencji: Bureau of Narcotics (BN) i Bureau of Dangerous Drugs. BNDD było główną agencją egzekwującą prawo antynarkotykowe i działała zarówno na poziomie federalnym, jak i międzynarodowym. W 1970 roku BNDD posiadała dziewięć zagranicznych oddziałów – we Włoszech, Francji, Turcji, Meksyku, Panamie, Kolumbii, Wietnamie, Tajlandii i Hongkongu. Działanie agencji poza granicami Stanów Zjednoczonych było odpowiedzią na dynamikę rozwoju handlu narkotykami.

Powstanie DEA
W 1973 roku prezydent Stanów Zjednoczonych Richard Nixon wysłał do Kongresu Plan Reorganizacji nr 2, który zakładał stworzenie jednej organizacji zajmującej się konsolidacją i koordynacją działań rządowych w zakresie kontroli narkotyków. W ten sposób, 1 lipca 1973 roku powołana została do życia Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Pierwszym szefem służby w randzie Pierwszego Administratora został John R. Bartels Jr. Jego zadaniem była integracja agentów U. S. Customs Service i agentów z BN i BNDD, którzy weszli w skład DEA. Podstawowym celem było stworzenie efektywnie działającej agencji – podejście do działań antynarkotykowych U. S. Customs Service różniło się od podejścia BNDD. Drugim zadaniem pierwszego Administratora było odzyskanie zaufania opinii publicznej dla agencji antynarkotykowych. 1 lipca 1973 roku, zgodnie z Planem Reorganizacji nr 2 do życia zostało powołane także Biuro Wywiadowcze DEA, którego zadaniami było:

 zbieranie i analiza informacji, które miały być wsparciem dla Administratora i innych agencji federalnych, stanowych i lokalnych,
 ustanowenie i utrzymanie relacji z wszystkimi agencjami zbierającymi informacje dotyczące handlu narkotykami,
 zwiększenie efektywności w raportowaniu, analizowaniu, przechowywaniu, odzyskiwaniu i wymiana ww. informacji,
 dokonanie rewizji działań wywiadowczych.

Lata 1975–1985
Na początku 1975 roku wzrastało użycie narkotyków w Stanach Zjednoczonych. We wrześniu 1975 roku prezydent Gerald Ford ustanowił Domestic Council Drug Abuse Task Force, której przewodniczył wiceprezydent Nelson Rockefeller. Rada miała za zadanie ocenić stopień spożycia narkotyków w kraju, skutkiem czego był raport White Paper. Stwierdzono w nim, iż problem spożycia marihuany jest niewielki, a problem spożycia kokainy nie istnieje. W związku z tym zalecono, by DEA nie zajmowało się handlem marihuaną i kokainą, a skupiła się na przemycie i handlu heroiną. Na skutek tych działań przemytnicy marihuany i handlarze kokainą nie napotykali dużego oporu ze strony agencji. To z kolei pozwoliło Kolumbijczykom zbudować podstawy dla powstałych później Kartelu z Medellín i Kartelu z Cali.

CENTAC i operacja "Trizo"
W kwietniu 1975 roku utworzono pierwszy Central Tactical Unit (CENTAC) w celu skupienia działań skierowanych przeciwko organizacjom przestępczym zajmującym się handlem narkotykami. CENTAC miał swoje centrum reagowania kryzysowego w Waszyngtonie, skąd koordynowano i zarządzano działaniami. Łącznie działało kilkanaście CENTAC-ów, których akcje skierowane były przeciwko organizacjom produkującym heroinę w Libanie, Azji i Meksyku, organizacjom południowoamerykańskim produkującym i dystrybuującym kokainę, grupom przestępczym produkującym i dystrybuującym LSD, PCP i amfetaminę. Program CENTAC został uznany za niezwykle udany, na skutek działań poszczególnych oddziałów aresztowano i skazano 2116 handlarzy narkotykami.

W kolejnych latach przeprowadzono operację "Trizo" (1976), polegającą na spryskiwaniu herbicydami plantacji maku w Meksyku. Do końca 1977 roku zniszczono 22 tys. akrów plantacji, a czystość heroiny z Meksyku spadła o 7%; rozpoczęto walkę z rodziną Herrera (1979), która zajmowała się przemytem i dystrybucją heroiny; także w 1979 roku wspólnie z FBI sparaliżowano działalność Gangu Czarnego Tuńczyka, który przemycał i rozprowadzał marihuanę.

Special Operations Office i operacja "Stopgap"
W związku ze wzrastającym użyciem PCP w połowie lat 70., w 1977 roku DEA stworzyło Special Operations Office, które zajmowało się śledztwami dotączymi produkcji i dystrybucji PCP, w przeciągu pierwszych 18 miesięcy operacji aresztowany 149 osób, zajęto 23 ukrytych laboratoriów i skonfiskowano 5,1 mln dawek PCP. W tym samym okresie zwiększał się także przemyt kokainy i marihuany z Kolumbii. W odpowiedzi DEA rozpoczęło w grudniu 1975 roku operację "Stopgap". W ciągu trzech lat trwania operacji zredukowano przemyt marihuany o 33% oraz aresztowany 220 osób, z których większość była Kolumbijczykami. W 1978 roku na skutek czteroletniego śledztwa, w trakcie którego agenci DEA zinfiltrowali organizację przestępczą Leroya "Nicky" Barnesa, która nazwana została "największym, najbardziej dochodowym i skorumpowanym gangiem narkotykowym w Nowym Jorku", sam Barnes został skazany na dożywocie.

Operacje "Swordfish" i "Pisces"
Na początku lat 80. międzynarodowe organizacje zajmujące się przemytem narkotyków zaczęły działać na niespotykaną dotąd skalę. W siłę rósł kartel z Medellín i wzrastał napływ kokainy do Stanów Zjednoczonych, która zaczęła być postrzegana przez obywateli amerykańskich jako "łagodny, rekreacyjny narkotyk". W grudniu 1980 roku rozpoczęto operację "Swordfish" wymierzoną w międzynarodowe organizacje przemycające narkotyki. Podczas 18-miesięcznego dochodzenia agenci DEA zebrali wystarczająco materiału dowodowego, by postawić w stan oskarżenia 67 osób, w tym obywateli Kolumbii. Zarekwirowano 100 kg kokainy, 250 tys. pigułek Metakwalonu, kilka ton marihuany i 800 tys. dolarów w gotówce, nieruchomościach i samochodach.

W 1984 roku rozpoczęto operację "Pisces", która ukazała bezpośrednie powiązanie pomiędzy kolumbijskimi kartelami (w tym Pablo Escobarem) a gangami ulicznymi w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Gdy operacja zakończyła się w roku 1987, aresztowano łącznie 220 handlarzy narkotykami, zabezpieczono ponad 28 milionów dolarów w gotówce i majątku oraz zarekwirowano łącznie ok. 5 ton kokainy.

Operacja "Scorpion"
W marcu 1984 roku kolumbijskie władze przeprowadziły nalot na "Tranquilandię", fabrykę kokainy zlokalizowaną w dżungli, wyposażoną w kwatery dla ok. 100 osób, magazyny na chemikalia i warsztaty samochodowe oraz zaplecze dla samolotów. W okolicy znaleziono podobne instalacje, a w trakcie akcji zarekwirowano ponad 10 ton kokainy i jej składników o łącznej wartości ok. 1,2 miliarda dolarów. Było to możliwe dzięki działaniom agencji. Wszystko zaczęło się od ustaleń attaché DEA w Bogocie, który zlecił badanie importu towarów chemicznych do Kolumbii. Wykazano, że blisko 98% importowanych eterów było przeznaczanych do produkcji kokainy (z czego 90% pochodziło ze Stanów Zjednoczonych i RFN). W związku z tym odkryciem DEA zwróciło się amerykańskich koncernów chemicznych z prośbą o powiadamianie o nadzwyczajnie dużych zamówieniach na chemikalia. Okazało się to skuteczne, ponieważ w tym czasie obywatel Kolumbii zwrócił się do biura koncernu chemicznego z New Jersey z zamówieniem dwóch ton metrycznych eterów (co równało się połowie rejestrowanego importu eterów do Kolumbii), proponując płatność gotówką. Wykorzystując tę okazję DEA uruchomiło operację "Scorpion", podczas której założono fikcyjną firmę, która zwróciła się do Kolumbijczyka chcącego zakupić dwie tony eterów z ofertą realizacji zamówienia. Dwie z 76 beczek, które wysłano w ramach zamówienia, zostały wyposażone w urządzenia lokalizujące. Po kilku dniach zlokalizowano je w środku kolumbijskiej dżungli i wspólnie z kolumbijską policją dokonano nalotu.

Operacja "Leyenda"
3 maja 1985 roku ustanowiono zespół dochodzeniowy DEA, którego zadaniem było zbadać sprawę porwania agenta specjalnego DEA Enrique Camareny i Alfredo Zavali Avelara, pilota pracującego w Ministerstwie Rolnictwa Meksyku, współpracującego z organami antynarkotykowymi.

Nazywany przez swych przyjaciół "Kiki", Enrique Camarena pracował w biurze DEA w Guadalajarze i zajmował się rozpoznawaniem i lokalizacją baronów narkotykowych. 7 lutego 1985 roku Camarena wyszedł z biura, by spotkać się z żoną na lunch. Wtedy nieznany samochód podjechał obok agenta i czterech mężczyzn pochwyciło go i wepchnęło do środka, po czym odjechało. Kilka godzin później doszło do porwania pilota Alfredo Zavali Avelara. Zaniepokojona zniknięciem męża Geneva Camarena niemal natychmiast zgłosiła jego zaginięcie. Zaraz po tym biuro DEA w Guadalajarze próbowało go zlokalizować i ustaliło, że jego zniknięcia nie da się wytłumaczyć w żaden normalny sposób. W związku z tym agent James Kuykendall, stojący na czele biura, powiadomił swoich przełożonych o zaginięciu Enrique Camareny i rozpoczął próby zaangażowania w śledztwo meksykańskiej policji. W tym samym czasie pozostali agenci kontaktowali się z informatorami, mając nadzieję na uzyskanie informacji o miejscu pobytu agenta Camareny. Attaché Edward Heath zwrócił się do ambasadora Stanów Zjednoczonych w Meksyku Johna Gavina, który zadzwonił do Prokuratora Generalnego Meksyku i poprosił o pomoc w odnalezieniu zaginionego agenta. Centrala DEA powołała grupę, która miała koordynować śledztwo i skierowała do Guadalajary 25 agentów specjalnych, mających pomagać w poszukiwaniach. Przez cały luty grupa próbowała zlokalizować agenta Camarenę. Na podstawie poszlak DEA zawnioskowała do policji federalnej Meksyku o uznanie trzech baronów narkotykowych (Miguela Ángela Félixa Gallardo, Rafaela Caro-Quintero i Ernesta Fonseca Carrillo) za podejrzanych o porwanie Camareny. 9 lutego 1985 roku Rafael Caro-Quintero został zatrzymany na lotnisku w Guadalajarze podczas przygotowań do odlotu prywatnym samolotem razem z kilkoma współpracownikami. Doszło do zaognienia sytuacji i dwie grupy stały naprzeciwko siebie z wycelowaną bronią. Po chwili dowodzący oficer policji meksykańskiej udał się na rozmowę z Caro-Quintero na osobności, po czym pozwolił mu i jego współpracownikom odlecieć.

5 marca 1985 roku lokalny rolnik odkrył na polu przylegającym do ruchliwej drogi, znajdującej się ok. kilometr od rancza Michoacan, dwa ciała, które zostały zidentyfikowane jako ciała porwanych: Enrique Camareny i Alfredo Avelara. Próbki ziemi pobrane przez agentów specjalnych FBI dowiodły, że ciała były pogrzebane gdzieś indziej i zostały przeniesione. W dniach 7 i 8 marca amerykański patolog, wraz z zespołem śledczych, zanalizowali miejsce odkrycia ciał i dokonali autopsji. Ustalenia patologa implikowały, że w obu przypadkach ofiary zginęły od ciosu zadanego tępym narzędziem w głowę. 14 marca DEA została poinformowana przez meksykańską policję, iż ta aresztowała pięciu swoich funkcjonariuszy podejrzanych o udział w porwanie agenta Camareny. Jednakowoż DEA nie otrzymała informacji o planowanych aresztowaniach ani także nie została dopuszczona do przesłuchań podejrzanych. Zeznania policjantów obciążyły ich samych oraz Caro-Quintero i Fonseca Carillo jako odpowiedzialnych za planowanie porwania. Jeden z przesłuchiwanych zmarł w trakcie przesłuchania. 11 marca meksykańskie gazety doniosły o 11 aresztowaniach w dochodzeniu policji meksykańskiej. Wydano także 7 nakazów aresztowania międzynarodowych handlarzy narkotykami, w tym Caro-Quintero, pod zarzutami porwania i morderstwa. 4 kwietnia, po odkryciu obecności Caro-Quintero w Kostaryce, DEA wraz z władzami lokalnymi dokonały aresztowania jego i jego siedmiu współpracowników. Rząd meksykański wysłał do Kostaryki oficjeli policji federalnej, którzy przekonali kostarykańskie władze do wydalenia Caro-Quintero pod zarzutami naruszenia przepisów imigracyjnych. 5 kwietnia Caro-Quintero i jego współpracownicy opuścili Kostarykę dwoma samolotami należącymi do meksykańskiego rządu. Po przesłuchaniu Caro-Quintero przyznał się do udziału w porwaniu Camareny, ale zaprzeczył twierdzeniom jakoby wiedział coś o śmierci Camareny oraz porwaniu i śmierci Avelara. 7 kwietnia przez policję i wojsko meksykańskie aresztowany został Fonseca Carillo, wraz ze swoją prawą ręką – Samuelem Ramirez-Rano. Ich zeznania były analogiczne do zeznań Caro-Quintero – przyznali się do udziału w porwaniu agenta DEA, ale zaprzeczyli swojemu udziałowi w jego śmierci, a także w porwaniu i śmierci Avelara. Później cała trójka wskazała, iż najprawdopodobniej śmierć Camareny oraz porwanie i morderstwo Avelara były sprawką Miguela Angela Felixa Gallardo, innego barona narkotykowego. W kwietniu 1985 roku, DEA otrzymała informację, że kilku członków rządu Meksyku posiada nagrania audio z tortur i przesłuchań agenta specjalnego Camareny. Zgodnie z meksykańskimi twierdzeniami, zostały one zarekwirowane przez wojsko w trakcie aresztowanie Fonsceci Carillo. Po potwierdzeniu przez DEA, że głos na nagraniach jest głosem Kikiego, meksykański rząd, po silnych naciskach Amerykanów, przekazał kopie pięciu nagrań.

Dochodzeniu prowadzonemu przez ustanowiony 3 maja 1985 roku zespół, nadano nazwę "Leyenda". W toku dochodzenia zespół ustalił, że pięć osób porwało Camarenę i przewiozło go 7 lutego do domu na ulicy 881 Lope de Vega w Guadalajarze. Ostatecznie udało się wytoczyć kilka aktów oskarżenia przeciwko osobom zamieszanym w porwanie Camareny. Operacja "Leyenda" była bardzo skomplikowana i prowadzona niezwykle długo, ze względu na zamieszanie w sprawę największych baronów narkotyków Meksyku oraz członków meksykańskiego rządu.

Lata 1985–1998

Operacje "Snowcap" i "Polar Cap"
W 1987 roku rozpoczęto operację "Snowcap", przeprowadzoną w 12 krajach, w tym w Kolumbii, Ekwadorze, Boliwii, Wenezueli, Peru i Meksyku. Miała na celu eliminację w zarodku produkcji kokainy oraz wsparcie służb mundurowych krajów poprzez trening i współpracę podczas śledztw. W tym samym roku doszło do ekstradycji Carlosa Lehdera Rivasa, jednego z przywódców kartelu z Medellín – rząd kolumbijski przekazał go w ręce DEA i boss narkotykowy został skazany na 135 lat więzienia. W 1989 roku przeprowadzono operację "Polar Cap", która doprowadziło do pierwszego skazania zagranicznej instytucji finansowej za naruszenie prawa Stanów Zjednoczonych dotyczącego prania pieniędzy. Skutkiem tej operacji były aresztowania ponad 100 osób i konfiskata ponad 105 milionów dolarów w majątku. 29 września 1989 roku DEA dokonała nalotu na magazyn w Sylmar (Kalifornia) i zarekwirowała 21,5 tony kokainy. Była to największa konfiskata kokainy w historii Stanów Zjednoczonych.

Upadek kartelu z Medellín i operacje przeciwko kartelowi z Cali
W 1989 roku w trakcie inwazji Stanów Zjednoczonych na Panamę, dowódca panamskich sił zbrojnych Manuel Noriega poddał się DEA i został natychmiast przetransportowany do Miami, gdzie oskarżono go o nadużycie pozycji dowódcy sił zbrojnych i przywódcy Panamy w celu współpracy z kartelem z Medellín w przemycie kokainy. Po długim procesie, podczas którego zeznawało ponad 100 światków, w tym Carlos Lehder i trzech byłych Administratorów DEA, 9 kwietnia 1992 roku ława przysięgłych orzekła winę Noriegi. Został on skazany na 40 lat więzienia.

Na początku lat 90. doszło do osłabienia kartelu z Meddellín, na przełomie lat 1990 i 1991 kolumbijskie władze aresztowały braci Ochoa (Fabio i Jorge Luisa), dwóch liderów kartelu. W grudniu 1993 roku kolumbijska policja po wymianie ognia zabiła Pablo Escobara. Jednocześnie w siłę rósł kartel z Cali, który stosował mniej brutalne metody niż kartel Escobara.

W 1992 roku przeprowadzono operację "Green Ice". Zakonspirowani agenci DEA oferowali pranie pieniędzy. W ciągu śledztwa wyprali ponad 20 milionów dolarów dla kolumbijskich karteli. Członkowie kartelu poprosili o rozszerzenie procesu prania pieniędzy na Europę, Kanadę i Karaiby. We wrześniu 1992 roku agenci zaaranżowali spotkania z najważniejszymi menadżerami finansowymi kartelu z Cali w Stanach Zjednoczonych, Hiszpanii, Kostaryce i we Włoszech. Operacja doprowadziła do aresztowania 177 osób, w tym siedmiu najważniejszych "księgowych" kartelu z Cali.

Także w 1992 roku DEA wprowadziło "The Kingpin Strategy", strategię działania, która skupiała działania śledcze i operacyjne na konkretnych organizacjach handlujących narkotykami. Założeniem strategii było, że wyeliminowanie największych organizacji przestępczych będzie miało znaczący wpływ na handel narkotykami. Strategia wymagała poprawy, ponieważ agenci polowi dowodzący operacjami zarzucali centrali, że brakuje im elastyczności w obieraniu na cel konkretnych handlarzy (o obraniu konkretnego handlarza na cel decydowała centrala).

W 1994 roku doprowadzono do skazania Dandeny Munoz-Mosquery, jednego z głównych zabójców kartelu z Medellín, odpowiedzialnego za atak bombowy na lot 203 linii Avianca w 1989 roku. Skazanie było możliwe dzięki temu, że wśród pasażerów zaatakowanego samolotu dwójka z nich była obywatelami Stanów Zjednoczonych. Munoz był także łączony z ponad setką innych morderstw w trakcie swojej pracy na rzecz kartelu.

W tym samym roku DEA razem z IRS przeprowadziło operację "Dinero", w trakcie której udało się powołać fikcyjny bank, który miał zapewniać usługę prania pieniędzy. Kartel z Cali był przekonany, że usługi banku są sprawdzone i próbował sprzedać mu 3 obrazy (Picassa, Rubensa i Reynoldsa) o łącznej wartości 15 milionów dolarów. Obrazy zostały zarekwirowane przez DEA i IRS. Dokonano łącznie 116 aresztowań i zarekwirowano 9 ton kokainy oraz ponad 90 milionów w gotówce i ruchomościach. Także w 1994 roku przeprowadzono w Bangkoku operację "Tiger Trap", której celem był zidentyfikowanie i pojmanie największych handlarzy narkotykami w regionie, a działania skierowane były głównie przeciwko największej organizacji handlującej heroiną, Shan United Army (SUA). Aresztowano 13 ważniejszych handlarzy SUA i zawnioskowano o ich ekstradycję.

W 1995 roku przeprowadzono operacje "Green Ice II" i "Global Sea". Pierwsza z nich skierowana była przeciwko kartelowi z Cali i doprowadziła do aresztowania 109 osób i zarekwirowania 15,6 miliona dolarów. Druga skierowana była przeciwko nigeryjskiej organizacji handlującej azjatycką heroiną. Aresztowano 44 osoby i zneutralizowano działającą w Chicago organizację przestępczą. W tym samym roku w ręce kolumbijskiej policji oddało się lub zostało aresztowanych sześciu liderów kartelu z Cali, co równało się ze schyłkiem potęgi tej organizacji.

W 1997 roku budżet DEA po raz pierwszy w historii wyniósł ponad miliard dolarów.

Lata 1999-obecnie
Na przełomie nowego milenium powoli zmieniała się popularność poszczególnych narkotyków. Coraz większym zainteresowaniem cieszyły się narkotyki syntetyczne, takie jak ecstasy, metamfetamina czy rohypnol. Bardziej "tradycyjne" narkotyki, takie jak kokaina, heroina i marihuana były również obecne na rynku. Ponadto, na skutek ataków z 11 września 2001 roku DEA przejęła śledztwa narkotykowe dotychczas prowadzone przez FBI.

W 1999 roku przeprowadzono kilka operacji:

 operacje "Ramp Rats I" i "Ramp Rats II" prowadzone przez oddział DEA w Miami, które obrało za cel pracowników obsługi naziemnej na lotnisku, którzy wykorzystywali swoje pozycje do przemycania narkotyków, a także broni i materiałów wybuchowych,
 operację "Juno" (prowadzoną od 1996 roku) obierającą na cel proces prania brudnych pieniędzy z handlu narkotykami, na skutek której aresztowano 55 osób oraz zarekwirowano 26 milionów dolarów,
 operacje "Impunity I" i "Impunity II", skierowane przeciwko organizacji Amado Carrillo Fuentesa,
 operację "Millennium" przeprowadzoną wspólnie z kolumbijską policją, której rezultatem było aresztowanie dwóch z najpotężniejszych handlarzy narkotykami na świecie – Alejandra Bernal-Madrigala i Fabio Ochoa. Oprócz nich aresztowano ich 30 najbliższych współpracowników.

W kwietniu 2000 roku Special Operations Division zakończyło po 18 miesiącach z sukcesem operację "Green Air". W jej ramach rozpracowywano jamajską organizację zajmującą się przemytem marihuany za pośrednictwem firmy Federal Express. Firma podjęła się współpracy z DEA, aby wykryć kierowców, przedstawicieli działu obsługi klienta i przedstawiciela działu ochrony, którzy byli zamieszani w handel narkotykami. W ten sposób aresztowano ponad 100 osób, w tym 25 pracowników FedEx-u. W tym samym roku DEA przeprowadziło operacje "Rave Review" i "Red Tide", których celem była walka z produkcją i handlem Ecstasy.

Na początku XXI wieku DEA zajmowała się przede wszystkim walką z produkcją i dystrybucją metamfetaminy, a także kontynuowało śledztwa narkotykowe w Meksyku oraz współpracowało z władzami kolumbijskimi. W 2005 skonfiskowano 1,6 miliarda dolarów, a dwa lata później zarekwirowano ponad 3,5 miliarda dolarów.

W 2003 roku zakończono operację "Northern Star", która przerwała pochodzące z Kanady dostawy pseudoefedryny, używanej przez organizacje meksykańskie do produkcji metamfetaminy. W tym samym roku skazany przed sądem federalnym w Miami został Fabio Ochoa, jeden z liderów kartelu z Medellín. W 2005 roku po raz pierwszy odkryto tunele służące do przemytu narkotyków pod kanadyjsko-amerykańską granicą.

W 2009 roku dokonano ekstradycji Miguela Caro-Quintero, jednego z przywódców meksykańskiej organizacji przemycającej kokainę, heroinę i marihuanę do Stanów Zjednoczonych. W październiku tegoż roku ogłoszono sukces projektu "Coronado" – 44-miesięcznego dochodzenia prowadzonego przez wiele agencji, a mającego na celu likwidację kartelu La Familia Michoacana. Łącznie aresztowano ponad 1180 osób i zarekwirowano 33 miliony dolarów.

W 2017 roku dokonano ekstradycji Joaquína Guzmána Loery "El Chapo", jednego z przywódców kartelu z Sinaloa i przedstawiono mu sześć odrębnych aktów oskarżenia. W lipcu 2019 roku skazano go na dożywocie pod zarzutami handlu narkotykami, morderstwa i prania pieniędzy.

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Federalne organy ścigania Stanów Zjednoczonych
Służby specjalne Stanów Zjednoczonych
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Q: Using Arcade to label polylines with X coordinates of last vertices in ArcGIS Pro I am using ArcGIS Pro 3.0.0 and a File Geodatabase.
I have a requirement to use Arcade for configuring some Attribute Rules related to the geometry of the features involved which has led me to realize that I am an Arcade beginner.  As a learning exercise I am trying to use Arcade for labeling a polyline using the X coordinate of its last vertex without running Calculate Geometry Attributes to add a field first.
I have learned that I can label a polyline with the X coordinate of its first vertex using this Arcade expression:
var first_vertex = Geometry($feature).paths[0][0];
return Text(first_vertex.X);

but how do I label it using the X coordinate of its last vertex?

A: The clue to doing this came from Calculate coordinates of Polyline in ArcGIS online with Arcade which I adapted for ArcGIS Pro to write this Arcade code which appears to do what I want:
var path_count = Count(Geometry($feature).paths);
var last_vertex = Geometry($feature).paths[0][path_count-1];
return Text(last_vertex.X);

To get the last vertex I needed to count the number of vertices in the polyline (mine was single part) and subtract 1 from it to use as the index value.

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Is this the one with a bts?
This is a flagship phone of LG nothing to doubt guys... Price is worth... Quote me this... This is a killer phone that will amaze you in a way that you have used to it with other phone..
sa totoo lang itong LG G6 unit na ito kapag ginagamit ko ng lalag siya pag ng tatype ka o di kaya may tinitingnan ka pababa tapos pg titake ka ng picture blurry siya at hindi presko yong pagkakuha niya hindi katulad ng iPhone 6s plus or Mate 9.
LG Electronics Inc. is a South Korean multinational company dealing with manufacture, distribution and marketing of electronic products. Their most prominent segment started from Home Appliances as people were quick to trust the products of this company, and rightly so. In the Philippines, LG Mobile Phones have acquired a reputable status that can compete with other big names in the industry like Sony, Samsung, HTC, Apple and a few other local brands. Offering diversity in their recent smartphone launches, the company has scored high in the Android market as some of the devices have come on top of its competitors.
This model is currently the most popular as it offers interesting features like 4.3 inches display, 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 processor, 512 MB of RAM, Adreno 200 GPU, 5 MP primary camera, VGA secondary camera and 4 GB internal memory. There is an option for expansion up to a maximum of 32 GB.
This mobile is based on Android v2.3.6 OS and offers features like 384 MB RAM, 1 GB internal memory, 800 MHz CPU and Adreno 200 graphics. Some other interesting features are 3.15 MP camera and 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery.
This phone has a 4.0 inch display, displaying a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels, 800 MHz Cortex-A5 CPU, Adreno 200 GPU and 4 GB internal memory expandable up to a maximum of 32 GB. There is also a camera present of 5 Megapixels.
As pretty evident from sales figures, LG Mobile Phones are quite popular in the Filipino market. So discuss the reasons, one would have to start with the company's reputation that was established long back smartphones came into the limelight. Making their transition from being the world's best home appliance maker to one of the big names in mobile phone market was not easy. The company persistently innovated and offered models at considerably cheaper rates due to which they earned their mettle in Philippines.
The company revealed recently at a press conference that the reboot of their infamous Nexus 5 is currently in development and should turn up sometime towards the end of September.


I am sooo overwhelmingly grateful, honored and inspired!!!
This weekend WAS the feel good weekend of the summer!
Thankyou to all of you who came by, shared kind words, offered love and inspiration! You know who you were!
Summerfolk, I love you, truly I do.
Thank you for voting one of my pieces BEST IN SHOW!
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The wounds will not heal if the teachings remain the same
by Jamie Manson
Grace on the Margins
Last week, many Catholics, after reading Pope Francis' latest thoughts on homosexuality, spoken during his conversation with Jesuit Fr. Antonio Spadaro, hailed the new pontiff's words as a breath of fresh air, a new directive for the church, and a promising sign of change to come.
To me, he sounded like my in-laws. Allow me to explain.
When my partner, Gretchen, and I met, she had not yet come out to her conservative, evangelical family. Three months into our relationship, she took the courageous step of telling her mother, father and three siblings the truth about her sexual orientation. To say that they were not pleased with her announcement would be a gross understatement.
After two and a half years of avoiding me, Gretchen's parents took the bold step of welcoming me to their home in Grand Rapids, Mich., one of this country's heartlands of Calvinist evangelicalism.
To my surprise, they welcomed me with classic Midwestern hospitality. They invited me into their home, embraced me, fed me. Gretchen and I were stunned that our first meeting, which we honestly thought might never happen in our lifetimes, went so well and so smoothly.
So imagine my surprise when, a few weeks later, we learned that though Gretchen's family enjoyed meeting me and were glad that she was happy, safe and well cared for, the life we share was not the life they wanted for her.
Three years since that first visit, I have returned to Grand Rapids at least half a dozen times, always to the same warm reception. But as well as each visit goes, each time we return to New York, we are reminded by Gretchen's parents that, though we both seem to be thriving, they wish we could find a way to live chastely, to just be friends.
"I'm not sure if homosexuality is a sin," Gretchen's sister gently told her after our last visit, "but I'm glad I don't have to be the one to judge you."
Although Gretchen's family is always welcoming and embracing of us, ultimately, they still believe we are living a life of sin and going against God's plan.
I cannot tell you how this wounds our spirits.
There are days when I almost feel I would rather forgo all of the hospitality and good times and great meals in exchange for having our relationship seen as equally good, as potentially holy, as deserving of dignity and respect, as Gretchen's brother's heterosexual marriage is.
A warm welcome, I have learned, can be misleading. That is why I remain wary of Pope Francis' words about gays and lesbians. Because regardless of how welcoming Francis seems to want to be of us, he has been frank in his belief that "the teaching of the church, for that matter, is clear and I am a son of the church."
"During the return flight from Rio de Janeiro I said that if a homosexual person is of good will and is in search of God, I am no one to judge," Francis says a little earlier in the interview. "By saying this, I said what the catechism says."
Although Francis thinks gays and lesbians should be treated with compassion, respect and sensitivity, he still believes homosexual acts are disordered and sinful. That, after all, is what the catechism says, too.
"In Buenos Aires I used to receive letters from homosexual persons who are 'socially wounded' because they tell me that they feel like the church has always condemned them," Francis also says. "But the church does not want to do this."
What Francis doesn't seem to understand is that it is precisely the teaching of the church that is doing the wounding. If the teaching remains the same, the harm will only continue, regardless of how warm the welcome appears to be.
Many Catholics, including gay and lesbian Catholics, were elated to read Francis' words, "heal the wounds." But it is important to look at the analogy Francis uses to express this idea:
"I see the church as a field hospital after battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of his blood sugars! You have to heal his wounds. Then we can talk about everything else. Heal the wounds, heal the wounds."
Francis is encouraging the church's ministers to reach out and heal the "social wounds" the church has inflicted on gays and lesbians like me.
But if I follow his analogy, once those wounds have healed, the church should also be sure to schedule a follow-up visit with me to talk about my chronic condition of having a same-sex partner.
I realize Francis does not want me to feel that the church is condemning me, but if its teachings continue to insist that my love of my partner is a sin, how can I ever feel truly embraced and equal in this church? My wounds can never fully heal under these conditions.
I'm equally wary of how the "heal the wounds" idea applies to the other pelvic zone issues -- issues that, Francis says, are spoken of too much.
I understand the relief that many Catholics felt upon hearing Francis admit that it is not necessary to talk about issues of contraception, homosexuality and abortion "all of the time," as well as his criticism of pastoral ministers who are "obsessed with the transmission of a disjointed multitude of doctrines to be imposed insistently."
From an administrative point of view, Francis is wise to tell the bishops to refrain from their preoccupation with pelvic zone issues. In many cases, their obsessive talk has gotten them nowhere. In the U.S. and much of Europe, they have failed to win any battles over these issues, and their failures continue to stretch into traditional Catholic countries in the global South, like Mexico, Brazil and, yes, Argentina.
But let's remember the real problem here. The trouble is not so much that these issues are spoken of constantly, but that the talk has been a monologue of the hierarchy. The leaders of the church refuse to listen to the voice of God, who speaks through the people, through their needs, through their cries for justice.
Speaking less about pelvic zone issues will not make the harm they cause go away. Yes, it might put a kinder, more pastoral face on the church. But it could also create an avoidance of what are, in many corners of this world, crucial, life-or-death concerns.
What good is a more pastoral church when ultimately, gays and lesbians are still told their relationships are sinful, women are still barred from answering God's calling to ordained ministry, African women and men routinely infected by HIV/AIDS cannot get access to condoms, women in need of life-saving abortions are forced to die, and starving families in countries like the Philippines are denied access to contraception?
Less obsession about pelvic zone issues won't reduce the spiritual harm, violence, starvation, illness and death perpetuated by the hierarchy's refusal to deal with these challenges with honesty, humility and openness.
For all of his encouraging talk about a "big tent" church rather than a "small chapel," Francis seems firmly committed to keeping the doctrines as they are. This reality seems reinforced by the fact that, just days after the interview appeared, he reappointed all of Benedict's watchdogs to their posts at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Whether the institutional church is leaner and meaner or kinder and gentler, the church's pelvic zone teachings will continue to do harm. Until the needs of the people of God are heard and the teachings are finally changed, the wounds can never really be healed.
[Jamie L. Manson is NCR books editor. She received her Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School, where she studied Catholic theology and sexual ethics. Her NCR columns have won numerous awards, most recently second prize for Commentary of the Year from Religion Newswriters (RNA). Her email address is jmanson@ncronline.org.]
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India's leading fashion & lifestyle etailer, Myntra has appointed Manpreet Ratia as its Chief People Officer and Head of New Initiatives. In his new role, he will be driving key HR functions with a focus on talent acquisition and retention for various levels and verticals. He will also drive new business initiatives which will help strengthen and grow Myntra's leadership position in the online fashion industry.
An alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur, Manpreet has over 20 years of leadership experience from domains such as Financial Services and E-Commerce in India, United Sates and Asia – with a track record of building businesses, turnarounds and creating value and unique experiences for customers. He is also known for his collaborative leadership style and a penchant for new technologies in order to create differentiation. Manpreet joins Myntra from Amazon (India) where he was Director & Head of Last Mile Operations and where he successfully leveraged technology, new business and delivery models to ensure best in class delivery experience for customers and optimum cost models for Amazon.
Prior to Amazon, Manpreet spent over 7 years with Citibank where he was Managing Director and Asia COO for Citi Treasury and Trade business based in Hong Kong. Prior to Citi, Manpreet spent over 8 years with GE where he carried out a variety of leadership roles in India, US and Asia, in Human Resources, Six Sigma and Business Development. Manpreet has also worked with Nestle India, Oberoi Hotels among others, earlier in his career.
Manpreet is an MBA in HR from XLRI, Jamshedpur and graduated from GE's John F Welch Center of Advanced Management Education at Crottonville, New York. He has a certification in International Cash Management from the Association of Corporate Treasures in the UK and holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.
Myntra has also been attracting great talent in other functions as well. Myntra has brought onboard Sharath Bulusu as VP- Product for strengthening its product team. Sharath joins in from Housetrip.com in UK where he was Chief Product Officer. He has also worked with Google & Twitter among other companies. The company has also recently hired few key individuals as leaders in its product & engineering teams such as Ravdeep Chawla from FreeCharge, Mangesh Dalvi from Xiaomi, Sumit Borar from eBay, Rohit Chauhan from 24/7 and Aditya Singh from OpenTable.


TheLongside.co.uk - Burnley - Charity Shield 1973 remember?
Burnley - Charity Shield 1973 remember?
Burnley v Man City 1973.FA Charity Shield. I went to this game at Maine Road ( not Wembley as is the norm) but can anyone explain why City played Burnley for it. It was always the League champions playing the FA Cup winners from the previous season. But City or Burnley didnt win either!!, they didnt even reach the final. Its puzzled me for years!!
Re: Burnley - Charity Shield 1973 remember?
Not sure , We finished the season before 1st in the 2nd div ..
Man city (i think ) finished 2nd in the 1st .
but ill find out for you , by tomorrow.
man city were the holders of the charity shield.
burnley,2nd division champs,were invited to play the holders,man city.
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I think after Arsenal did the double in 1971 and didn't want to play in it, it was the D2 champions and the Cup runners up who were invited and the precedent was set then.
We were invited to play as D2 champions and City were the holders but I've no idea how City came to be in it the season before. I did used to know the reason why so the answer's out there somewhere.
I was at the game and the Waldron goal that won it came from one of the best worked free-kicks you'll ever see. It absolutely ripped the City defence apart and I'm sure it would be succesful if it was tried again now, at least for a couple of games before the TV pundits got hold of it and analysed it. Then it probably wouldn't work for another 30 years.
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Bedfords I was there but I'm not too sure about why it was Man City and us, it was a month or so before I got married and I thought it had something to do with the fuel crisis and not encouraging travel by supporters, but I may be wrong. I have also got the programme, but I cant get into my chest to have a look for it because I broke my arm two weeks ago.
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Thanks CW, I hope your arm gets better soon.
I broke my arm two weeks ago.
OWCH How did you do that CW? Nowt to do with the `landscaping` business was it?
Presume it will curtail your part time taxi job too.
Hope you're ok & it's mending well.
It was sore the next day and went to the Walk in place were they xrayed it, told me I had broken it and booked me an appointment the next morning at the fracture clinic, just below the elbow on the lower left arm, they havent plastered it, its in a cuff/sling and Ive got to go back a week on Thursday.
So did the missus sleep through it?
I've heard that Whisky helps to numb pain.
I don't believe that story at all. I'm sure it was caused by CW jumping up and down with excitement when a short priced favourite he'd backed actually won the race, and he fell over some furniture whilst celebrating.
Nevertheless, I hope it's better soon mate.
CW, with the horses I'm backing at the moment I'm in perfect health and likely to remain so.
The 1973 Charity shield should have been played between Sunderland and Liverpool, but back then the competition was not perceived to be that glamorous so both teams decided to opt out, Man City had won the comp in 1972 so were invited to play again and Burnley being 2nd Division champs were also invited. Funnily enough I seem to remember the season after Leeds and Liverpool were originally asked but refused so Burnley as holders were invited to play again, then the FA stepped in and moved the venue to Wembley, so immediately Leeds and Liverpool then decided to play leaving us out in the cold.
Brilliant, Thanks a lot for all the info...I can sleep at night now. Might be playing in it again sooner than we all think. Go on The Burnley!
Thanks for that FC. It explains the 73 game and the 71 game was the D2 champions against the Cup runners-up but I'm still curious about the 1972 game. City beat Villa but why were those two teams in it ? City finished 4th in the League, Villa had just won the 3rd Division and neither had even got to the Cup semi-finals.
It's not really important but any idea ?
Not really sure BC, but maybe they were invited when others had turned down the invitations, as Sunderland and Liverpool had done, perhaps they just went down the leagues in finishing order till somebody accepted.


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JOHN T. STEPHAN
Educational Theatre
Master of Fine Arts, Theatre (Directing)
University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
GPA 4.0
Degree Conferred August, 2021
Master of Arts, Theatre Education
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
GPA 4.0, Suma Cum Laude Honors
Thesis: "Observing Student Growth through an Exploration of How Historic, Cultural, Religious, and Ethnical Aspects of a Society Contribute to Holocaust Drama"
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Two Tragic Hereo's Are Better Than One (Medea/Jason) Essay
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Two Tragic Heroes Are Better Than One In many Greek tragedies, there will be one tragic hero and one tragic hero only. However, in Euripides' drama Medea there are two tragic heroes within one story. One of these heroes is who the play is titled after, Medea. The other tragic hero is Medea's ex-husband and father of her children, Jason. To be classified as a tragic hero, a character must present certain qualities such as, a royal status (king, queen, princess, prince etc. ), an extraordinary power (wisdom, compassion, strength etc. ), a fall from grace based on the hero's own actions, and finally acceptance of their istake or mistakes.
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Medea and Jason's family history, impressionable characteristics, downward spiral caused by their own blunders, and their willingness to expect their wrongdoings in the end, portrays them both as tragic heroes. Medea is a powerful but vicious woman whose own actions cause her to fall from the pedestal that she has been living upon her whole life. She comes from a prestigious background as she is the daughter of King Ae?©tes of Colchis. Not only is she a princess, Medea is also a sorceress. This allows her to use magical powers on herself and on others around her.
Medea's downward spiral begins because of her attachment to Jason and her insistent need of extracting revenge against her former love. Her desire for Jason becomes so intense at one point that Medea ends up slaughtering and dismembering her own brother in order to allow Jason to escape from the king. Medea catering to Jason's needs before her own was Just the beginning of her downfall. Jason repaid Medea for her bravery by leaving her and their kids for another woman. This causes Medea to feel unwanted, embarrassed, and tremendously hurt so she concocts a scheme to obtain retribution on Jason.
Her endeavor only intensifies her unenviable fate as Medea ends up executing Jason's new bride, the bride's father, and her own two children. While Jason played a role in Medea's downfall, her own actions are what caused the final blow. Medea was the one to send the poison to the princess, knowing that it would kill her and possibly her father. "The best method is the most direct, the one which I have a special skill- I'll murder them with poison" (l. 452-5). Medea was the one who stabbed the sword through both of her children's bodies, knowing it would kill them. IVe made up my ind, my friends. I'll do it- kill my children now, without delay, and flee this land. I must not hesitate" (1. 1457-58). The reasoning behind Medea's murderous plot is simple, she felt Jason deserved to have everyone he loves taken away from him the way he took Medea's love, pride, and dignity. Medea also has self-knowledge of the situation and her actions. "But I'm treading an agonizing path, and send my children on one even worse" (1. 1268-69). In this passage, Medea is having a conversation with herself debating whether or not to murder her children.
This direct quote is Medea's ay of acknowledging that the path she has chosen for herself is not a simple one and the path she is forcing her children to follow is dangerous, awful, and unfortunate for them. In another instant, Medea struggles immensely with following tnrougn on actually commlttlng tne crime 0T executlon to ner cn110ren "Don't play coward. Don't remember now how much you love them, how you gave them life. For this short day forget that they are your children- and mourn them later. Although you kill them, still you loved them (1. 1468-72).
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This further proves that Medea has self- wareness of her crimes and that she accepts that what she is about to commit is wrong. However, even though Medea is aware that her actions are wrong, this does not change her mind and she ends up murdering her children anyways. Even though Medea has a king as a father, magical powers, and intelligence, her obsession with Jason leads her to her own tragic fate. While Jason has had to fight through hard times before, it is his own doing that leads him to his appalling destiny. Jason was the son of Aeson who was the king of lolcus, making Jason a prince.
He started off ompanionate and even helped Hera who was disguised as an elderly woman cross a river. However, his compassion slowly dwindled after he met Medea. Soon after landing in Corinth, Jason left his wife and kids for a younger bride. However, Jason feels he did not commit this act out of spite for his old wife, but out of concern for her and their son's well-being. "On the point that irks you, it's not the case I hate our marriage bed, overcome with lust for some new bride, nor am I keen to rival other men in the number of many children" (1. 658-62). "The most important thing for us to o is to live well and not in poverty… 1. 654-5). While Jason may have portrayed his actions as a sacrifice for his family, everyone else saw them as a despicable crime to commit against his wife and children. While Jason is arrogant, he did not fully deserve the punishment he received from the hands of Medea. He cared about his children even before Medea had slaughtered them by wanting to take care of them and make sure they would help rule over Corinth one day. "With the God's help, IVe made a secure provision for you. At some future date, you'll be leaders here, in Corinth, alongside your new brothers (1. 1075-78). He He also agrees to try to convince the king to keep the children out of exile. Medea tells him, mfou could tell your wife to ask her father not to send the children into exile. " Jason responds by saying, "A good idea. I think I can persuade her (1. 1107-09). At the end of the play, Jason shows his true colors towards his children as he starts to feel immense sorrow because of their death. "How I wish I'd never been a father and had to see you kill my children (1. 1681-82). This quote shows that Jason would rather be childless and not ave any chance of being able to carry on his family line than to witness his children get murdered. At least it was not my hand that killed them" (1. 1625). Jason acknowledges in his own way that the death of his children is because of his actions on Medea, even though he does feel the blood belongs on Medea's hands alone. Both Medea and Jason are full of characteristics that make them tragic heroes. They both come from a royal background and possess some type extraordinary power, Medea being a sorceress and Jason being compassionate and clever. However, they both have acquired fatal flaws that end up creating their fate.
Medea has too much compulsion for revenge on Jason that she ends up murdering her own children, and Jason becomes too blinded by the possibility of never ending riches that he trades one family in for another. If Medea did not seek revenge on Jason, she never would have "needed" to murder anyone or never would have been exiled from her country. If Jason did not leave Medea for someone else, she never would have tried to seek revenge on nvm ana Ill K tnelr cn110ren wnlle Jason ana Medea try to polnt Tlngers at each other for their downfalls, they both have themselves entirely to blame for their own demise.
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Two Tragic Heroes Are Better Than One In many Greek tragedies, there will be one tragic hero and one tragic hero only. However, in Euripides' drama Medea there are two tragic heroes within one story. One of these heroes is who the play is titled after, Medea. The other tragic hero is Medea's ex-husband and father of her children, Jason. To be classified as a tragic hero, a character must present certain qualities such as, a royal status (king, queen, princess, prince etc. ), an extraordinary


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également connue sous le nom d'Hitomi née le  à Kumamoto (Japon), est une gravure idol et une idole japonaise de la vidéo pour adultes dotée d'une large poitrine, naturelle,
113 (O) soit 46 (N) international.

Biographie et carrière

Débuts
Tanaka débute comme mannequin en 2007 puis paraît comme gravure idol dans la vidéo Hitomi Tanaka Bakunyuu J no Shogeki dès le mois de . À cette époque, elle est comparée à , une autre gravure idol à l'opulente poitrine. Elle a également été l'interprète de deux films érotiques de V-cinema : Bakunyu Sentai Fiber Star Part.1 et sa suite Bakunyu Sentai Fiber Star Part.2, parus conjointement en .

Carrière dans l'industrie du film pornographique

Elle commence sa carrière d'actrice en films pornographiques sous le nom d'Hitomi en  avec la vidéo Début d'Hitomi, une sidérante célébrité dans la vidéo pornographique pour les studios Soft On Demand. Les vidéos de ses débuts sont bien accueillies par le public et la placent au  des ventes, toutes actrices confondues, sur le site de DMM pour le deuxième semestre de l'année 2008. Elle est toujours au  du classement au premier semestre de 2009 et se classe  pour la totalité de l'année considérée. Tanaka a interprété plusieurs autres vidéos pour le compte de SOD au cours des années 2008 et 2009 et, au mois d', les studios mettent sur le marché Hitomi Premium Collection 8 Hours, une compilation d'extraits de vidéos antérieures en solo de l'actrice.

Les actrices japonaises en films pornographiques se sont également rendues populaires dans d'autres contrées d'Asie. Hitomi s'est rendue à Shanghai en compagnie de Sasa Handa pour représenter les studios SOD à l'occasion de l'Exposition pour Adultes de Shanghai qui s'est tenue au mois de mars 2009 dans cette ville. Tanaka débute avec Arashi-Supergirl, de nouveaux studios qui font partie de la nébuleuse Hokuto Corporation, au mois d'. Au début de l'année 2010, elle travaille pour Oppai et Moodyz, deux autres studios du groupe Hokuto. En 2011, elle pose pour des albums-photos et interprète des vidéos pour Scoreland, une société américaine de vente sur Internet. Elle est d'ailleurs désignée Voluptuous Model of the Year en 2012 et en 2014 par les lecteurs du magazine américain Voluptuous.

Elle met fin a sa carrière en avril 2022. Dans une interview, elle déclarait souhaiter se marier, mais n'a jamais fourni davantage de détails et l'on ignore s'il s'agissait d'une réponse sérieuse. Le fait est qu'en mettant fin à sa carrière de star du cinéma pour adulte, elle peut désormais envisager une telle évolution personnelle, qui lui était interdite par son ancien statut.

Autres
Les auteurs de la bande dessinée Lastman ont annoncé, via le compte Twitter consacré au dessin animé tiré de leur BD, que le personnage de Tomie Katana est inspiré d'Hitomi Tanaka. Elle a aussi fait une apparition dans une vidéo non-pornographique, tournée pour faire la promotion de la BD Lastman lors de la sortie du premier tome.

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Films comme gravure idol

Films pornographiques

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Actrice pornographique japonaise
Mannequin de charme japonais
Naissance à Kumamoto
Naissance en juillet 1986
Actrice de vidéos érotiques

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is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Japan national team.

Minamino began his club career at J.League Division 1 club Cerezo Osaka in 2012 and in his first season he was named J.League Rookie of the Year. In 2014 he moved to Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg with whom he spent four successful seasons. Following impressive displays for the club he joined Liverpool on 1 January 2020, winning the Premier League in his inaugural season.

Making his senior international debut for Japan in 2015, Minamino starred in the team that reached the final of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, also playing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Early life
Minamino was born in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. While at elementary school, he played for the local club Sessel Kumatori. Growing up, he was inspired by the finishing and dribbling of Brazilian striker Ronaldo, who was the top scorer at the 2002 FIFA World Cup which Japan co-hosted when Minamino was seven. He would watch videos of Ronaldo's feints, and would go outside to practice. He was also inspired by his older brother Kenta, and their father would put cones down in a car park for them to dribble in and out of at speed. He attended Osaka-Kokoku High School. Minamino described himself as an "active child" growing up.

Club career

Cerezo Osaka
Minamino joined Cerezo Osaka youth team at age 12 and progressed through the academy. While at the Cerezo academy, players such as Shinji Kagawa, were in the first team, and Minamino would watch them up close and train with them. Minamino said of the club's youth team in 2014: "At Cerezo Youth, the current physical coach of the top team was the coach during my time in the youth team, it was insanely tough, really."

In August 2009, Minamino participated Japan's U15 Club Youth Soccer Championship Tournament and helped the Cerezo Osaka's U15 side finished eighth place, as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Despite this, he was the top scorer of the tournament, scoring eight times. The following year, Minamino helped Cerezo Osaka's U15 team finish at the top of the Prince League Kansai and at one point, scored a hat-trick, in a 5–0 win over Kobe City Science and Technology High School on 11 April 2010. In 2011, he moved to playing for Cerezo Osaka U18s, as they participated in the Takamadomiya Cup JFA U-18 Soccer Premier League. Minamino was placed in 4th place as one of the top scorers in the tournament, scoring nine times. Minamino also helped the side reach the final of the J Youth Cup. They lost 3–1 against Nagoya Grampus U18; but nevertheless, he finished as the top scorer in the tournament, scoring thirteen times.

After spending two years progressing through Cerezo Osaka's youth system, Minamino was registered to the first team in August 2012. It was not until on 17 November 2012 that he made his Cerezo first-team debut, coming on as a substitute for Takuma Edamura, in a 3–1 loss against Omiya Ardija. Minamino made his first start for the side, playing the whole game, in a 2–2 draw against Kawasaki Frontale in the last game of the season. On 15 December 2012 he scored his first Cerezo goal, in a 4–0 win over Shimizu S-Pulse in the fourth round of the Emperor's Cup. At the end of the 2012 season, Minamino went on to make five appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

He broke into the first team in 2013 and was given the number thirteen shirt ahead of the new season. Minamino became the first player from the club's youth system to play in the opening game of the season against Albirex Niigata, which Cerezo Osaka won 1–0. Shortly after, his contract status changed to professional A, having met the requirement to play enough matches this season. Minamino continued to perform well throughout March when he set up two assists in the next two league matches before scoring his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 win over Oita Trinita in the Emperor's Cup. Minamino later scored two more goals in the Emperor's Cup before being eliminated by Urawa Red Diamonds in the quarter-finals, which he scored in the second leg. Six days after the club's elimination in the Emperor's Cup, he scored his first J.League Division 1 goal against Júbilo Iwata on 7 July 2013, becoming the youngest goal scorer for the club, as Cerezo Osaka drew 2–2. Three weeks later on 26 July 2013, Minamino scored in a friendly match against Manchester United when "he sent a 20-yard piledriver into the top of the net, giving the opposition goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard no chance at all". Following the match, his performance was praised by Manchester United players and manager David Moyes. However, during a match against Shimizu S-Pulse on 19 August 2013, he suffered a medial collateral ligament injury on his left knee and was sidelined for six weeks. It was not until on 28 September 2013 when Minamino made his first-team return, coming on as a substitute, in a 2–0 win against Júbilo Iwata. He scored in a following match, in a 2–0 win over Oita Trinita. Minamino later scored three more goals later in the 2013 season, including a brace against Urawa Red Diamonds in the last game of the season. At the end of the 2013 season, he went on to make 38 appearances and score 8 goals in all competitions. Following this, Minamino went on to win the 2013 J league best newcomer award; previous winners include Takashi Usami (2010), Hiroki Sakai (2011) and Gaku Shibasaki (2012). He also signed a contract extension with the club.

At the start of the 2014 season, Minamino made his AFC Champions League debut in a 1–1 draw against Pohang Steelers. Three weeks later on 18 March 2014, he scored his first goals of the AFC Champions League, in a 4–0 win over Buriram United. However, in a 2–0 loss against Pohang Steelers on 16 April 2014, he received a straight red card in the 41st minute for a professional foul. It was not until on 12 July 2014 when Minamino scored his first goal in four months, in a 4–2 win over Veertien Mie in the second round of the Emperor's Cup. However, during a match against Kawasaki Frontale on 15 July 2014, he was then sent off for a professional foul once again, as they lost 3–1. After the match, Minamino apologised on his Twitter account for his action that got him sent off. During a 0–0 draw against Ventforet Kofu on 23 July 2014, Minamino's performance was the subject of criticism when he struggled to defend despite playing in the left-wing position; prompting apology on his Twitter account once again. A month later on 16 August 2014, he scored his first league goal of the season, in a 5–4 loss against Kawasaki Frontale. After serving a match suspension, Minamino scored his second league goal of the season, in a 2–1 loss against Vissel Kobe on 30 August 2014. He then went on a goalscoring spree between 3 September 2014 and 10 August 2014, scoring against Kawasaki Frontfale in both legs of the J.League Cup and against Júbilo Iwata in the Emperor's Cup. However, his second and last season was a more struggling one, with the club eventually getting relegated. By the end of the 2014 season, he had made 42 appearances and scored 8 times in all competitions. In total, he made 62 J.League Division 1 appearances for Cerezo Osaka, scoring 7 league goals. Following this, Minamino was linked with a move away from the club, as several European clubs were interested in signing him.

Red Bull Salzburg

Red Bull Salzburg tracked him for a year and a half before signing him on 7 January 2015, on a contract running until 2018 with the option of a further year. Cerezo Osaka later confirmed the transfer move shortly after.

Minamino made his Red Bull Salzburg debut, where he started a match in a left-wing position before being substituted in the 64th minute, in a 2–0 win over Wiener Neustadt on 13 February 2015. After missing two matches, due to a tear on his adductor muscle, he returned from injury to make his European debut on 26 February 2015, playing the first half of a 1–3 home defeat (2–5 aggregate) to Villarreal in the second leg of the last 32 of the UEFA Europa League before being replaced by Felipe Pires. Minamino then scored his first goals for Red Bull Salzburg and set up the club's fourth goal of the game, in a 4–1 win over Admira Wacker Mödling on 4 March 2015. He later scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–0 win over SV Grödig on 2 May. Minamino later helped the side win the league for the first time in his Red Bull Salzburg career. He was featured in the final of the Austrian Cup, in a 2–0 win over Austria Wien. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Minamino went on to make 14 appearances and scoring 3 times in all competitions. During the season, he quickly established himself in the starting eleven for the club, playing in the midfield position.

In the 2015–16 season, Minamino made a good start to the season when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 7–0 win over Deutschlandsberger SC in the first round of the Austrian Cup. He then scored five goals throughout August, starting with a brace against SV Ried, Dinamo Minsk in the UEFA Europa League campaign and Sturm Graz. In a 4–2 win over SV Grödig on 12 September 2015, Minamino scored a brace before setting up the club's fourth goal of the game. He then scored two goals in two matches between 4 October 2015 and 17 October 2015 against Rapid Wien and FC Admira Wacker Mödling. However, Minamino suffered a goal drought for the next four months and it was finally ended on 28 February 2016 when he scored in a 4–1 win over Austria Wien. He later scored two more goals later in the 2015–16 season. Minamino then helped the side win the league for the second consecutive time in his Red Bull Salzburg career. Twelve days later after helping the side win the league, he came on as a substitute in the second half in the final of the Austrian Cup. At the end of the 2015–16 season, Minamino went on to make 40 appearances and scoring 13 times in all competitions.

At the start of the 2016–17 season, Minamino scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–1 win over Vorwärts Steyr in the first round of the Austrian Cup. After being away from the FC Red Bull Salzburg, due to international commitment, he scored on his return on 20 August 2016, in a 3–1 win over SV Mattersburg. Two weeks later on 11 September 2016, Minamino scored a brace, in a 4–0 win over FC Admira Wacker Mödling. He later scored three more goals, including another brace against Wolfsberger AC on 17 December 2016. Two months later on 19 February 2017, Minamino scored the first hat-trick of his Red Bull Salzburg career, in a 6–1 win over SV Ried. He played a huge role when he scored twice in a 5–0 win over FC Admira Wacker Mödling to reach the final of the Austrian Cup. Throughout the 2016–17 season, Minamino was featured in and out of the starting line-up, as he was mostly placed on the substitute bench. Despite this, he helped the side win both Austrian Cup and the league for the third consecutive time in his Red Bull Salzburg career. At the end of the 2016–17 season, Minamino went on to make 31 appearances and score 14 times in all competitions. During the season, he began to play in the striker position.

In the 2017–18 season, Minamino started the season well when he scored three goals in three different competitions against Hibernians, Deutschlandsberger SC and Wolfsberger AC. However, during a 5–1 win over St. Pölten on 20 August 2017 (which he set up the club's first goal of the game), Minamino suffered a ligament tear and was substituted in the 40th minute; and as a result, he was sidelined for six weeks). It was not until on 14 October 2017 when he made his return, coming on as a late substitute, in a 3–1 win over LASK. Minamino then scored his first goals in three months, in a 3–1 win over St. Pölten on 5 November 2017 and three weeks later on 29 November 2017, he scored again, in a 2–0 win over SV Mattersburg. At the beginning of February, Minamino signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2021. He later scored three more league goals for the side, including a brace against Austria Wien on 18 March 2018. Minamino later helped Red Bull Salzburg win the league for the fourth consecutive time in his Red Bull Salzburg career. During the 2017–18 season, Salzburg had their best ever European campaign, as they finished top of their Europa League group, for a record fourth time, before beating Real Sociedad, Borussia Dortmund and Lazio (in which he scored two goals in the knockout stage against Real Sociedad and Lazio), thus making their first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-final. On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals as Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the UEFA Europa League Final. By the end of the 2017–18 season, Minamino had made 44 appearances and scored 11 goals in all competitions.

Having missed the start of the 2018–19 season, due to a hamstring injury, Minamino made his first appearance of the season, coming on as a late substitute, in a 3–1 win over LASK in the opening game of the season. It was not until on 14 August 2018 when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–0 win over KF Shkëndija in the UEFA Champions League Qualification Round, to send the side through to the next round. Minamino then added three more goals by end of September. He then scored his first European goal of the season, in a 3–1 win over Celtic on 4 October 2018. On 8 November 2018, Minamino had his first-half hat-trick in a 5–2 victory over Rosenborg in a 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Group B match. Following the match, he was named in the UEFA Europa League Team of the Week. This was followed up by scoring three days later on 11 November 2018, as well as, setting up the first goal of the game, in a 2–0 win over Austria Wien. By the end of 2018, Minamino scored eleven goals in competitions for the side. Once again, he went three months without scoring and this ended when he scored and set up a goal for Mu'nas Dabbur to score his second goal and went on to score a hat-trick in a 5–1 win over Austria Wien on 31 March 2019. The following month, Minamino scored two more goals, including one against Grazer AK, which saw Red Bull Salzburg reach the Austrian Cup final. He helped the side win the league for the fifth consecutive time in his Red Bull Salzburg career. Despite being placed on the substitute bench for the Austrian Cup final, the club won 2–0 against Rapid Wien. By the end of the 2018–19 season, Minamino had made 45 appearances and scored 14 goals in all competitions. During the 2018–19 season, he continued to play in various positions in the attack.

At the start of the 2019–20 season, Minamino started the season well when he went on a scoring spree, resulting in him scoring four goals. In a UEFA Champions League match against Genk, he played a role when he set up two goals in a 6–2 win. Over the next two weeks, Minamino scored two more goals in Austrian Cup and UEFA Champions League match against Rapid Wien and Liverpool respectively. He later scored two goals in two matches between 23 November 2019 and 27 November 2019 against St. Pölten and Genk. Minamino scored his ninth goal of the season, in a 5–1 win over WSG Swarovski Tirol on 7 December 2019, in what turned out to be his last appearance for the club.

Liverpool
In December 2019, Liverpool agreed to a deal to sign Minamino from Salzburg in January 2020 after activating his £7.25 million release clause, making him the first Japanese player to play for the club. Salzburg's sporting director Christoph Freund commented that "The big clubs have been watching him and, if I was them, I'd have no hesitation to sign him. Takumi is ready to make the next step in January." On 18 December 2019, he had his Liverpool medical in preparation for his 1 January 2020 transfer to the team.

On 5 January 2020, Minamino made his Liverpool debut in the club's FA Cup win over Everton, and made his Premier League debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers, coming on in the first half for Sadio Mané on 23 January. On 29 August, Minamino came on as a substitute, replacing Neco Williams, to score his first ever goal for Liverpool at the 73rd minute, and then to score the 4th penalty in the following penalty shoot-out, in the 2020 FA Community Shield against Arsenal. On 19 December, Minamino scored his first league goal for Liverpool, as he scored the opener in a 7–0 away win over Crystal Palace.

Southampton (loan)
On 1 February 2021, Minamino signed for Southampton on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. Five days later, Minamino scored on his debut for the Saints in a 2–3 away league defeat by Newcastle United.  He went on to feature ten times for Saints until the end of the season, in the Premier League. He rejoined Liverpool for the 2021–22 season.

2021–22 season

On 20 November 2021, Minamino netted his first goal at Anfield for Liverpool in a 4–0 home win against Arsenal. On 22 December 2021, Minamino scored the last-minute equaliser against Leicester City in the EFL Cup. The match eventually went to a penalty shoot-out, and although Minamino missed his penalty, Liverpool went through 5–4 on penalties. Minamino was an unused substitute as Liverpool went on to win the competition by defeating Chelsea 10–11 on penalties at the final on 27 February, with the game ending 0–0 after extra time.

On 6 February 2022, Minamino scored in a 3–1 win against Cardiff City in the FA Cup fourth round, and two goals in the fifth round to take Liverpool to the quarter-finals. Liverpool went on to win the competition on 15 May by defeating Chelsea in the final, which ended in a 0–0 draw after extra time and Liverpool winning 5–6 in the penalty shoot-out, although Minamino was not named in Liverpool's matchday squad.

Monaco
On 28 June 2022, Monaco announced that Minamino signed a four-year contract until June 2026, worth a fixed €15m (£12.9m) and €3m (£2.6m) in add-ons. He took part in only 10 matches during the first half of the season, scoring one goal and one assist in the same match, a 3–0 away win against Stade de Reims.

International career

Youth career
Minamino previously represented the Japan U15 and U16 sides. At one point, while playing for Japan U16, he was called up for the AFC U-16 Championship tournament. Minamino helped the side reach the knockout stage, having scored three times in the Group stage, including a brace against Vietnam U16. He then scored in a 3–1 win over Iraq U16 in the quarter-finals. However, Japan U16 were eliminated by North Korea U16 in the semi-finals, as they lost 2–1, during which, Minamino scored the national side's only goal of the match. Despite this, he finished the tournament's top scorer, alongside Timur Khakimov.

In June 2011, Minamino selected for the Japan U-17 national team for the 2011 U-17 World Cup. He played four matches and scored a goal against New Zealand U17.

In October 2014, Minamino was called up by Japan U19 for the AFC U-19 Championship, leading him to withdraw from Cerezo Osaka's first team for three matches. He scored the opening goal in Matchday One of the Group stage, in a 2–1 loss against China U19. Minamino later scored two more goals in Matchday Three of the Group stage, in a 2–1 win over South Korea U19 to send through to the knockout stage. However, in the quarter-finals of the AFC U-19 Championship against North Korea U19, Minamino scored an equaliser from a penalty, leading the match to go extra time and penalty shoot-out; which he missed the decisive penalty, leading North Korea U19 to go through. Despite this, Minamino scored four goals in the tournament.

In January 2016, Minamino was called up by Japan U23 for the AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar. He was featured all the matches in the tournament and helped Japan U23 reach the final after beating Iraq U23 2–1 in the semi-finals. However, Minamino was not featured in the final against South Korea, as he was recalled back to the first team by Red Bull Salzburg, as Japan won the tournament for the first time after winning 3–2 in the game.

In August 2016, Minamino selected for the Japan U-23 team for the 2016 Summer Olympics. He played all 3 matches and scored a goal against Nigeria.

Senior career
In May 2014, Minamino was included in the Japan national team for the preliminary 30-man squad for the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. However, he failed to make the cut.

Minamino made his debut for Japan in a friendly against Iran on 13 October 2015, coming on as a substitute in 87th minute, in a 1–1 draw. A month later on 17 November 2015, he made his second appearance for Japan in a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Cambodia, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute, in a 2–0 win. Minamino was called up from the senior national team for the first time in three years. He scored his first Japan goal, in a 3–0 win over Costa Rica on 11 September 2018. This was followed by scoring against Panama and a brace against Uruguay.

In December 2018, Minamino was one of 23 Japanese players selected for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. In January 2019, he made his Asian Cup debut against Turkmenistan, providing an assist. In the semi-final against Iran, Minamino assisted twice and won Japan a penalty, which was successfully converted by Yuya Osako. He scored his first ever Asian Cup goal in the final against Qatar, but ended up losing 3–1. Minamino made a total of 6 appearances in the tournament. Minamino went on to score five more goals by the end of 2019.

Style of play

At Salzburg, Minamino was played in a fluid attacking role that allowed him to move freely and 'unlock doors, pick a pass and move with an elegant gait.'

His comparatively slight frame has been described as an 'advantage' as his low centre-of-gravity means he can 'run past players with ease.'

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has heaped praise on him, saying, prior to him signing for Liverpool, 'I'd like to have Minamino in Liverpool. He's classy. The best talent.' After a game against Ajax in the Champions League, Klopp said 'He's everywhere, he defends like a devil and then offensively he's really involved.'

Personal life
It was announced on 14 January 2014 that Minamino held the Guinness World Record for high fives in a minute whilst running at the Komagawa Shopping Street with an achievement of 187 times, making the new world record. In addition to speaking Japanese, he speaks German since moving to Red Bull Salzburg.

Minamino is affectionally called "Taki" (derived from first name Takumi) by his teammates.

Career statistics

Club

International

Japan score listed first, score column indicates score after each Minamino goal

Honours
Red Bull Salzburg
Austrian Bundesliga: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
Austrian Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19

Liverpool
Premier League: 2019–20
FA Cup: 2021–22
EFL Cup: 2021–22
UEFA Champions League runner up: 2021–22

Japan U23
AFC U-23 Asian Championship: 2016

Japan
AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019

Individual
J.League Rookie of the Year: 2013
Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize's Rookie Award: 2013
IFFHS AFC Man Team of the Year: 2020

References

External links

Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
Profile at the Japan Football Association website

1995 births
Living people
People from Izumisano
Association football people from Osaka Prefecture
Japanese footballers
Association football midfielders
Cerezo Osaka players
FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Liverpool F.C. players
Southampton F.C. players
AS Monaco FC players
J1 League players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Premier League players
Ligue 1 players
Japan youth international footballers
Japan under-20 international footballers
Japan international footballers
2019 AFC Asian Cup players
2022 FIFA World Cup players
Olympic footballers of Japan
Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Japanese expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Austria
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Monaco
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in England
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in France


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