A distinction without a difference.

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.