>Curious how you imply in both of these statements that this is a uniquely "western sphere" government activity. I didn't. The purpose of the clause "or their

>Curious how you imply in both of these statements that this is a uniquely "western sphere" government activity. I didn't. The purpose of the clause "or their own governments" in the part of the comment you copied was to contrast the clause "American and American-allied intelligence services" (collectively referring to the "western" sphere of influence), inclusive of non-western spheres of influence, such as China and Russia. Please, put in the minimum effort to read and understand all of the words people write, rather than simply scanning them to find some bad-faith interpretation from which to engage in political sniping. I am not the strawman living rent-free in your head. I never said anything about any non-Western government being freedom-loving paragons.