Intelligence is as much about focusin and finding as it is about distraction and deception.
There's absolutely no morals or ethics at the means level. That's not a judgement. The fact is, the driver is the ends. Meet the objective by (nearly) any means necessary.
The CIA, NSA, etc. will - and have - say pretty much anything. That's their job. But why people liken them to some holy higher power is beyond me. Maybe it's a result of the IC's own disinformation? Ironic but fitting.
There's absolutely no morals or ethics at the means level. That's not a judgement. The fact is, the driver is the ends. Meet the objective by (nearly) any means necessary.
The CIA, NSA, etc. will - and have - say pretty much anything. That's their job. But why people liken them to some holy higher power is beyond me. Maybe it's a result of the IC's own disinformation? Ironic but fitting.