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Re:The CIA Campaign to Steal Apple's Secrets (2015) by Despegar on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @06:07PM (#19559046)
Strategic rivals: Russia and China

Regional rivals: North Korea and Iran

Authoritarian partners/allies: Turkey, Saudi Arabia, a bunch of other Middle Eastern countries

A bunch of countries flirting with authoritarianism: Brazil, Hungary, Poland, Israel

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Re:The CIA Campaign to Steal Apple's Secrets (2015) by Mirioron on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @12:40AM (#19560800)
Seriously? This kind of stuff is exactly why countries are opposed to free trade and globalism. You listed two countries in the EU there, for example.
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Re:The CIA Campaign to Steal Apple's Secrets (2015) by apexalpha on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @03:40AM (#19561542)
Yeah if Poland and Hungary are 'flirting with authoritarianism' then the US with it's current leader is too.

If that sounds dumb to you, you should rethink the statement about Poland and Hungary.

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