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This gives credence to the concern that having all knowledge in the public domain is not the most beneficial way for a government to operate. The point is that
by drawnwren 11y ago
This gives credence to the concern that having all knowledge in the public domain is not the most beneficial way for a government to operate.
The point is that perhaps Israel did not know that their feeds were compromised and the West was able to have a better understanding of the situation in that part of the world because of it. If an Israeli leaked it, it would have been beneficial to the US because that might have indicated the Israelis knew something that the US did not.
It is of no significant interest to the public, but it _is_ of significant interest to the Israeli government.
This is almost a textbook scenario of how nation states justify the need to keep secrets from the public.
- aburan28 11y agoThen why did the US publically admit to spying on Israel during the Iran talks? Why did Israel deploy Duqu 2 to spy on the Iran talks?
- drawnwren 11y agoInternational politics is not engineering. We aren't dealing with immutable truths. Each of the moves should be taken in the larger picture of the subtle web of politics. Sometimes nations are allies and sometimes they are enemies. Admittedly, the US/Middle East dynamic is much more fluid than many parts of the world but it's not hard to generate a narrative that would explain your questions.