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The blueprints weren't altered enough, apparently, and the Iranians were still able to use them to advance their nuclear program. Thus, it was sheer stupidity o
by 1024core 10y ago
The blueprints weren't altered enough, apparently, and the Iranians were still able to use them to advance their nuclear program. Thus, it was sheer stupidity on the CIA's part.
And you know what you don't do? Point out the big, mean guy's stupidity in public. He gets angry.
- tptacek 10y agoAs I understand it --- corrections welcome --- he leaked details of the program while it was still in progress.
- okwhatthe2 10y agoAnd when Snowden was in flight from HK to Moscow, he was a fugitive, until he "was actually in the company of a legal adviser." What you say, and how you say it, affects perception. The CIA understands this. The only solution is to eradicate death and suffering on the planet.
- abysmallyideal 10y agoThey likely wanted the Iranians to develop and test a nuclear weapon to justify invasion, or to use it against another middle Eastern country or against one of the other major powers in the area. That was the real issue Sterling was bringing up.
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- dismantlethesun 10y agoBut within the government mistakes are made all the time, should every mistake be publicly acknowledged as it happens?
- 1024core 10y agoThere's a mistake (painting the wrong building), and there are "mistakes", like Fast and Furious[1]. Doing something extremely risky in a half-assed manner and chalking it up to a "mistake" is just trying to shirk responsibility. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal
- sgnelson 10y agoYes.