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		AJ007 on March 31, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FBI arrests author of NanoCore after it was pirate... Is this any different than the tools CIA employees and contractors built which were then used to conduct espionage against lawful American companies?

cloakandswagger on March 31, 2017 [–]

"Do as we say, not as we do"

logfromblammo on March 31, 2017 | [–]

"Well, when the president does it, that means it is not illegal." --Nixon

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