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I also noticed that he writes dates in the `%d %M` format (e.g. 25 July), which suggests that he is probably an intelligence officer. (I think they said he was
by Svip 7y ago
I also noticed that he writes dates in the `%d %M` format (e.g. 25 July), which suggests that he is probably an intelligence officer. (I think they said he was an CIA operative?)
- mcphage 7y agoDoes that make me a spook?
- ineedasername 7y agoI don't know, are you a spook? Knowing that would help me answer your question.
- mcphage 7y agoI'm a person who likes writing in "29 September" format, which apparently suggests that I'm an intelligence officer (when actually I'm neither of those).
- ineedasername 7y agoIt's not the date format that makes you a spook, it's the denial that you're a spook, because that's just what a spook would say ;)
- mcphage 7y agoAh! I can't believe I fell for that!
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- i_am_proteus 7y agoDD Month YY / DD Month YYYY are pretty common across the federal government
- masklinn 7y ago> (I think they said he was an CIA operative?) Not operative, no. The NYT revealed (/outed) they are a CIA officer who was detailed to the white house, and further noted that they were a trained analyst (not a field agent) familiar with the european field of US foreign policy.
- jki275 7y agoThat's a military date format, not used often in the US in other contexts.
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