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Re:CIA 'mistakenly' destroys copy of 6,700-page US torture r... by hunterjrj on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @02:36PM (#11724520)
Per Snowden:

"I worked @CIA. I wrote the Emergency Destruction Plan for Geneva. When CIA destroys something, it's never a mistake."

https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/732991012340137988

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Re:CIA 'mistakenly' destroys copy of 6,700-page US torture r... by justinlardinois on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @05:30PM (#11726142)
> last summer CIA inspector general officials deleted an uploaded computer file with the report and then accidentally destroyed a disk that also contained the document.

How the hell does one accidentally destroy a disk? Are we talking a hard disk or a DVD?

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Re:CIA 'mistakenly' destroys copy of 6,700-page US torture r... by justinclift on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @06:33PM (#11726565)
Which is more believable? An organisation whose charter is to gain, analyse, and make use of information:

a) Deleted the document despite having extensive procedures for proper document handling, or

b) Is lying* about deleting "the only copy"

*Lying - mostly as a form of manipulation - is literally part of the job description for intelligence agencies.

Who actually believes a)? :(

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