> it was not an act intended to deceive the public. According to the government, the government didn't intend to deceive the public. Of course if a governmen

> it was not an act intended to deceive the public. According to the government, the government didn't intend to deceive the public. Of course if a government were willing to deceive the public, it's practically tautological that the government would be willing to deceive the public about their intent to deceive the public. In other words, liars say they aren't liars, because they're liars. A lot of people think that's exactly what they did. From a legitimate law enforcement perspective the program was a sick joke, so speculation as to whether it had other motivations the American government is unwilling to discuss seems fair.