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thenewgreen  ·  3480 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files

Thanks, it's worth reading the entire thing, if anyone wants to, it's here.

He quotes Colberts correspondence speech as having untoppable precision regarding the topic:

    But, listen, let’s review the rules. Here’s how it works.The President makes decisions. He’s the decider. The press secretary announces those decisions, and you people of the press type those decisions down. Make, announce, type. Just put ’em through a spell check and go home. Get to know your family again. Make love to your wife. Write that novel you got kicking around in your head. You know, the one about the intrepid Washington reporter with the courage to stand up to the administration? You know, fiction!