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Like I said, you know you're the baddies when you have to use "secret courts."

A charge of hypocrisy necessarily implies you agree with the principle.

I don't. I was merely pointing out the hypocrisy, not understanding that he meant it as a blanket statement for both/all countries with secret courts.

I'm not American. But if my country had (or has) secret courts, I'd think they were evil too.

What hypocrisy were you pointing out?

Not so. Hypocritical positions tell you an error exists, but not which of the two contradictory positions is the wrong one.

FISA abuse has been broadly reported in recent years.

Both are bad obviously, what a weird place to try to whataboutism