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> we are told authoritatively by people in Downing Street, > in the Home Office, in the intelligence services It seems disingenuous to use the word "author
by peteretep 11y ago
> we are told authoritatively by people in Downing Street,
> in the Home Office, in the intelligence services
It seems disingenuous to use the word "authoritatively" when talking about people with a huge stake in the game, who will at no point be willing to (or needing to) verify their claim.
- branchless 11y agoThe UK govt have lied time and again. Weapons of mass destruction. BBC are also totally unreliable when it comes to the top level stuff. They get told what to write.
- ceejayoz 11y agoHell, they've been willing non-anonymously to lie to Congress to protect these programs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_R._Clapper#False_testimony_to_Congress_on_NSA_surveillance_programs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_R._Clapper#False_testimo...
- NN88 11y agoYet you seem to think that Russia and China would never try to do just this...huh? The world isn't just this peaceful and happy place where only the USA is the big bad wolf.
- jackweirdy 11y agoDon't know about the person you were replying to, but I suspect Russia and China would see Snowden and try to copy him (noticing that these agencies have terrible OPSEC) rather than attack him (knowing he's probably being very careful)
- peteretep 11y agoQuite the opposite - I'm sure they are. I also have a huge amount of respect for and trust in my (UK) government and that they keep my best interests at heart. The word "authoritatively" just seems obviously wrong.
- venomsnake 11y ago> I also have a huge amount of respect for and trust in my (UK) government and that they keep my best interests at heart. Austerity politics, London real estate boom, UK knife laws
- Sideloader 11y agoIn other words the BBC is in the propaganda business.