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I'd guess a third option, actually: It's just a best guess, but they don't like being questioned. If they had damning evidence it'd be in their interest to rel
by naturally2014 10y ago
I'd guess a third option, actually: It's just a best guess, but they don't like being questioned.
If they had damning evidence it'd be in their interest to release it.
- walshemj 10y agoNot if it would give any humint sources away and they may have kicked out people to allow a source to step into their shoes - as the UK did to put there man in as the Resident in London
- porpoisemonkey 10y agoIt's somewhat obvious from the context but for anyone not familiar with military jargon I think the parent post meant to say "humint" instead of "humit" which is short hand for "human intelligence" or in layman's terms "spies".
- walshemj 10y agooops my bad