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		ekianjo on Nov 16, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: After Paris Attacks, C.I.A. Director Rekindles Deb... > And divert those funds to old fashioned policework Not just policework, intelligence with covert agents. That's what most intelligence agencies have been giving up in favor of electronic surveillance, and we see now how ineffective it is.

jacquesm on Nov 16, 2015 [–]

Yes, that's a very good point. But it is so much more dangerous and hard than splicing into some fiber optic cable. It also requires more manpower.

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