| ▲ | mu53 7 months ago |
| You say criminals, but I think you meant intelligence agencies |
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| ▲ | ElevenLathe 7 months ago | parent | next [-] |
| A distinction without a difference. |
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| ▲ | ajb 7 months ago | parent | next [-] | | In this context, the difference is that intelligence agencies have a bigger budget: the cited hack does not show that an ordinary criminal budget would be sufficient. | | |
| ▲ | ElevenLathe 7 months ago | parent [-] | | Right, and the point is that organized crime and intelligence are so intertwined that state-level resources are also open to what some would term criminals and others would term the state. Both groups would be strictly correct while still missing the point. |
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| ▲ | hcfman 7 months ago | parent | prev [-] | | Truer words were never said. |
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| ▲ | medo-bear 7 months ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Often street criminals and other lumpen sections of society work for intelligence agencies |
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| ▲ | westmeal 7 months ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Pretty much the same thing. |
