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Gloominess and Magical Thinking: The Comical, Frightening Mike Burgess

February 25, 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 6

Never allow intelligence chiefs to speak publicly. Their prerogative lies in lying, their reassurance, cool deception. While the attractions of transparency are powerful, the result of a garrulous spook is always going to be unreliable. […]

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