I'm confused. This practice is so widespread and so well known that there's even a wikipedia entry explaining it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_cover h

I'm confused. This practice is so widespread and so well known that there's even a wikipedia entry explaining it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_cover http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_cover The reason why you don't shoot the messenger is precisely because he has diplomatic credentials. Why did you think "diplomats" get expelled from foreign embassies as fall out from espionage scandals?