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30+ CIA agents killed because disguised comms sites used Google-able HTML (2018)

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Re: 30+ CIA agents killed because disguised comms sites used Google-able HTML (2018)

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This almost certainly included information sharing between these countries on U.S. covert communications techniques, said multiple former officials — the makings of a real-life “axis of evil.” so you spy on sovereign states within their own borders, and somehow they are the axis of evil when they catch your spies. this is narcissitic perversion at the state level

Seems like stock standard American Exceptionalism to me. "When we do it, it's a communications network. When China does it, it's espionage".

Re: 30+ CIA agents killed because disguised comms sites used Google-able HTML (2018)

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This almost certainly included information sharing between these countries on U.S. covert communications techniques, said multiple former officials — the makings of a real-life “axis of evil.” so you spy on sovereign states within their own borders, and somehow they are the axis of evil when they catch your spies. this is narcissitic perversion at the state level

Just want to point out that the enemies of the US spy heavily inside the borders of the US also. It's not like we're the only one doing it.

Re: 30+ CIA agents killed because disguised comms sites used Google-able HTML (2018)

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This is genuinely shocking. When an institution like the cia is more interested in maintaining its image than its agents.. sad times to be an American.

Yea.. really feel bad for the people caught up in this. I can't imagine the sheer terror sources like those must experience every single day of their lives. Then they are caught and executed (and hopefully not tortured, but I would expect them to be). All due to some little league bs setup that an IT intern could unravel. It makes me incredibly grateful to have a boring mundane life where I don't have to look over my shoulder constantly and have an ever present sense of doom.

Re: 30+ CIA agents killed because disguised comms sites used Google-able HTML (2018)

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This almost certainly included information sharing between these countries on U.S. covert communications techniques, said multiple former officials — the makings of a real-life “axis of evil.” so you spy on sovereign states within their own borders, and somehow they are the axis of evil when they catch your spies. this is narcissitic perversion at the state level

The difference is that the US either leverages foreign spies (e.g. trade for its own captured spies) or, like captured sources, they go to prison for breaking espionage laws or treason. They don't execute these people like some other countries do.

Re: 30+ CIA agents killed because disguised comms sites used Google-able HTML (2018)

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I don’t trust the CIA. This could be misinformation to make them appear weaker than they are. I also flagged this for being submitted by a throwaway. Political hot topic posted anonymously? Hmmmm

The loss of lives is hard to fake though. Sometimes incompetence is just that.

Re: 30+ CIA agents killed because disguised comms sites used Google-able HTML (2018)

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And curiously, the incompetent that are responsible for this are still in high position in administration; to be compared to the millions dollars and efforts wasted trying to lock up Julian Assange for 'theoritically without any proof having put sources at risk'. It's probably time for american to realize that they live under a dictatorship of corrupt politicians!

Well, to be fair, citizens are leaking this kind of information and they’re called “heroes.”

Re: 30+ CIA agents killed because disguised comms sites used Google-able HTML (2018)

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post #8

This almost certainly included information sharing between these countries on U.S. covert communications techniques, said multiple former officials — the makings of a real-life “axis of evil.” so you spy on sovereign states within their own borders, and somehow they are the axis of evil when they catch your spies. this is narcissitic perversion at the state level

The difference is that the US either leverages foreign spies (e.g. trade for its own captured spies) or, like captured sources, they go to prison for breaking espionage laws or treason. They don't execute these people like some other countries do.

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Re: 30+ CIA agents killed because disguised comms sites used Google-able HTML (2018)

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This almost certainly included information sharing between these countries on U.S. covert communications techniques, said multiple former officials — the makings of a real-life “axis of evil.” so you spy on sovereign states within their own borders, and somehow they are the axis of evil when they catch your spies. this is narcissitic perversion at the state level

The difference is that the US either leverages foreign spies (e.g. trade for its own captured spies) or, like captured sources, they go to prison for breaking espionage laws or treason. They don't execute these people like some other countries do.

This reads like Hollywood. US inteligenc

Re: 30+ CIA agents killed because disguised comms sites used Google-able HTML (2018)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The difference is that the US either leverages foreign spies (e.g. trade for its own captured spies) or, like captured sources, they go to prison for breaking espionage laws or treason. They don't execute these people like some other countries do.

This reads like Hollywood. US inteligenc

I take it you don't think this sort of stuff actually happens anymore, despite the fact that the headline itself mentions 30+ agents being killed?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_imprisoned_spies https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/09/russian-spies-...

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