> a state's own political system has nothing to do with the topic that sounds very contradictory. unless you are implicitly admitting that intelligence agencie

> a state's own political system has nothing to do with the topic that sounds very contradictory. unless you are implicitly admitting that intelligence agencies are above government oversight. in which case you might have a point. naive to believe this theoretical distinction holds in practice. how many more whistleblowers' careers need to be destroyed for you to realize this? the highly sophisticated machinery developed for "international spying" in light of all evidence appears to be a convenient justification for domestic spying, sometimes outsourced to your own allies to keep it legal [1]. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/20/us-uk-secret-deal-surveillance-personal-data https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/20/us-uk-secret-d...