Really interesting testimony in Manning trial per @carwinb. Manning was the only one in INTELLIGENCE UNIT that kept up w/current events.
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@emptywheel@soonergrunt@carwinb guy doing tactical intel in A-Stan isn't expected to keep up on current world events. Others in IC do thatThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel@soonergrunt@carwinb No, it explains that IC people focus on their particular piece of the pie. 1/2Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel@soonergrunt@carwinb Similarly, a guy working at pentagon won't be expert on tactical intel in an afghan province. -
@entropy68@emptywheel@carwinb Exactly. The idea is to "stay in your lane." If I want to know about Talib activity in Korrengal, I need... -
@entropy68@emptywheel@carwinb that IC guy to know about and tell me about Talib activity in Korrengal, not labor-management relations... -
@entropy68@emptywheel@carwinb in a supermarket chain in Ohio, interesting as that may be in the abstract. Not to say that IC types... -
@entropy68@emptywheel@carwinb shouldn't care about other subjects, (they should) but to say that they tend to focus on their subject. -
@soonergrunt@emptywheel@carwinb yep, agree completely.
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