[ExI] why do we need them?

[Michael DeVault]

Right? It's the basic difference between Snowden spilling the beans to American media about NSA spying on Americans and Snowden spilling the beans to Chinese media about NSA spying on China. 

Espionage, whether we like it or not, is critical for security. We can't just unilaterally quit and expect it to go well. And I offer again, as proof, Afghanistan. 

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On Aug 4, 2013, at 2:03 PM, TwentFirstCentury Matters <matters21stcentury at yahoo.com> wrote:

> All the reasons you've all furnished are valid,
> but I surmise espionage is #1.
> Govt, industrial, personal spying
> are all more prevalent than we like to think.
> what is cryptography all about, anyway?
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