@thepacketrat The notion that, eg, Monsanto doesn't benefit mightily from our spying is laugable. @johnlaprise
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@emptywheel@johnlaprise And largely that profit comes from government trade negotiations armed with that intel.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@thepacketrat Other companies? Yes. Monsanto? No, their benefit goes well beyond trade negotiations.@johnlaprise1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JohnLaprise The USG does routinely pass intel to defense contractors fetishistically called private sector.@thepacketrat1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JohnLaprise And the equiv in China are also _contractors_ legally, tho we don't consider them separate enough.@thepacketrat2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JohnLaprise Sometimes. Again, this is a fetish. That we call Lockheed a private co is laughable propaganda@thepacketrat1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@JohnLaprise "Global legal consequences" for spying? Only in places where we throw our weight, which is not about law. @thepacketrat
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