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2020-02-12 Government

CIA scored intelligence 'coup of the century' by owning firm that sold code-making machines

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-12 00:14|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 'Home-brew servers'... the early years.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-12 01:14|| 2020-02-12 01:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Sometimes they do get it right and spy on the correct people.

Posted by JohnQC 2020-02-12 06:27|| 2020-02-12 06:27|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ They have worked overtime to correct that in recent years.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-02-12 07:00|| 2020-02-12 07:00|| Front Page Top

#4 How'd that all work out on 9/11?

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-02-12 07:02|| 2020-02-12 07:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Ref #4: How'd that all work out on 9/11?

I doubt there could be any more compelling case for the labeling of this article nothing more than virtue signalling bullshi*.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-12 07:10|| 2020-02-12 07:10|| Front Page Top

#6 The Obummer admin. did a lot of damage to the intelligence community.

Posted by JohnQC 2020-02-12 10:40|| 2020-02-12 10:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Not only Obumble. Clinton did his best to fuck them over as hard as possible by doing away with HUMINT (Human intelligence) and relying mostly on satellite pictures and communication intercepts.

Posted by DarthVader 2020-02-12 11:33|| 2020-02-12 11:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Sometimes they do get it right and spy on the correct people.

White House claims Huawei equipment has backdoor for spying

Posted by Skidmark 2020-02-12 13:31|| 2020-02-12 13:31|| Front Page Top

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