http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-03/a-long-history-of-untruthiness-by-u-s-intelligence.html

A Long History of Untruthiness by U.S. IntelligenceAmerica’s chief intelligence officers have a longstanding history of untruthiness — testifying falsely and fearlessly. They are caught in a dilemma — sworn to secrecy yet sworn to tell the truth. Sometimes they get their facts wrong; that’s human error. But sometimes their untruths are conscious. Soldiers can die as a consequence.

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