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Re:Why an expert in counterterrorism became a beat cop by ForHackernews on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @06:02AM (#16975467)
Are you sure you mean the State Department? The State Department handles diplomacy, not usually spying or defense. (Though I'm sure there are CIA spies working under diplomatic cover)

The staffers I've known at State were academic types or bureaucrats. If I were to criticize them, I would say they were excessively cynical, not naive.

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Re:Why an expert in counterterrorism became a beat cop by steve19 on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @06:34AM (#16975624)
Working for State is a euphemism. It's who certain people claim to be working for when they actually work in intelligence or covert operations. For example overseas embassy CIA staff.

In my experience it's quite common and usually said in a way to indicate they don't actually work for State but can't/won't say who they actually work for.

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Re:Why an expert in counterterrorism became a beat cop by gm-conspiracy on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @07:24AM (#16975861)
It is fiction, but take a look at 'Patriot' on Amazon Prime.

Also, the character James Reese from 'From Paris with Love'.

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