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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by scarejunba on Monday July 29, 2019 @04:00PM (#20558731)
It's the NSA, dude. They specifically want someone who'll be _their spook_. What makes you think they want Mr. Cosmopolitan who lunches with Erdogan's third cousin and breakfasts with the Pope? Nothing about it sounds unreasonably intrusive. The national security guys should be rightfully paranoid.
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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by dheera on Monday July 29, 2019 @04:05PM (#20558773)
> What makes you think they want Mr. Cosmopolitan who lunches with Erdogan's third cousin and breakfasts with the Pope?

Maybe this person has a better understanding of what's going on around the world and how different cultures work, possibly speaks multiple languages, and it might be a good thing to welcome their knowledge instead of scaring them off?

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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by cblades on Monday July 29, 2019 @04:24PM (#20558994)
Which is why they are interested in the applicant lying about those contacts.

The application will provide an opportunity to disclose foreign contacts.

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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by NullPrefix on Monday July 29, 2019 @04:17PM (#20558911)
It would be harder to persuade the same person about the evils of said cultures.
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