It's a fist action aimed at them. And [them].

Remember, he takes the slings and arrows for US. Something bigger is about to happen, was happening while he was speaking, or had already happened before he spoke.

Edit:

I'm using my phone, and sometimes it has a mind of its own, or I fat finger the typing. My first sentence should read, "It's a distraction..." But upon further reflection, if I'm right, the original sentence stands. As in, he's about to royally fist fuck some [DS] Cabal ass, or he already did. The kind of "fist action" reserved for future GITMO tenents.