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Misleading title: the article is really about why spies never discover anything useful about other nations. They're really, really good at infiltrating internal

by cstross 13y ago

Misleading title: the article is really about why spies never discover anything useful about other nations. They're really, really good at infiltrating internal dissident groups and spy (or terrorist) hunts serve as a great pretext for domestic repression ...

7schlaefer 13y ago
[...] useful [to prevent terrorist attacks]
7schlaefer 13y ago
[...] useful [to prevent terrorist attacks]
7schlaefer 13y ago
[...] useful [to prevent terrorist attacks etc.], because that is the implied reason for having spys.
7schlaefer 13y ago
[...] useful [to prevent terrorist attacks etc.], because that is the implied reason for having spys.