"I'd point out that the job of spy agencies is to lie and manipulate the public." The spy agencies have a number of jobs. The obvious one is to spy (not just o

"I'd point out that the job of spy agencies is to lie and manipulate the public." The spy agencies have a number of jobs. The obvious one is to spy (not just on foreign powers, but on everybody, as we now know without a doubt). Lying to and manipulating the public is another big job. And they have other more heinous jobs (torture, assassinations, etc). To do their jobs requires constant obfuscation. So why on earth does anyone ever give any credence to anything a spook says?