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Yeah, if the free media is told something is classified, they will do the responsible thing and not pursue the matter any further. They know the government has everybody's best interest at heart, and that if something is classified, it's probably classified for your own good.

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> They know the government has everybody's best interest at heart, and that if something is classified, it's probably classified for your own good.

I really hope you're being facetious

I think I laid it on pretty thick.

Poe's Law. It's impossible to lay it on so thick that someone doesn't already believe that version.

I really hope you're being facetious when you say you wonder whether the other guy was being facetious ;P

This is the real world here. It's not just black/white.

So you can still ensure that illegal acts are made known to the public without revealing intelligence sources and methods.

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