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Re:Bugger: Maybe spies aren't very good at their jobs (2013) by jcranmer on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @12:44AM (#14503828)
> What success did the CIA have, ever?

* Operation Ivy Bells (joint with USN and NSA, according to Wikipedia)

* Stuxnet, possibly (unclear who was responsible for it, although it's generally thought to be joint US-Israeli effort)

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Re:Bugger: Maybe spies aren't very good at their jobs (2013) by mistermann on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @01:23AM (#14503934)
The ones we've never heard about, which would be the highest form of success?
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Re:Bugger: Maybe spies aren't very good at their jobs (2013) by funnyfacts365 on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @12:17PM (#14507598)
Perhaps, do you have certainty that that is the case though? You seem to, but based on what?
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Re:Bugger: Maybe spies aren't very good at their jobs (2013) by appleflaxen on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @05:36AM (#14504819)
that's certainly what they'd have you believe.
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Re:Bugger: Maybe spies aren't very good at their jobs (2013) by mistermann on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @10:49AM (#14506882)
Perhaps, do you have certainty that that isn't the case though? You seem to, but based on what?
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Re:Bugger: Maybe spies aren't very good at their jobs (2013) by marcus_holmes on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @10:32PM (#14511449)
Based on the utter certainty that if an American succeeds at anything, they will broadcast it loudly and repeatedly.

*yes, I'm making a joke. Mostly.

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