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Re:CIA malware and hacking tools by incompatible on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @09:37PM (#13817382)
That seems about right. You have to wonder what "national interest" really means though. Something to do with making US billionaires richer than their foreign competitors, I think.
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Re:CIA malware and hacking tools by cat199 on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @10:35AM (#13820900)
Maintaining the use of the USD as default fiat currency for key commodities which in turn implies geopolitical leverage through access to USD and the banking system which supports it, with participation in this state of affairs defining what is and is not the 'accepted' system.

See also: BRICS & recent political turmoil in Brasil, Ukraine

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Re:CIA malware and hacking tools by learc83 on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @01:15AM (#13818344)
Currently our national interests can be defined as whatever the latest talking head Trump was watching on Fox News said they were.
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