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My only comment on evaluating intelligence and being able to sort the wheat from the chaff is that it requires an unbiased and open mind. When you have either a political or ideological bias there is a great temptation to ignore contrary facts and information as a matter of deliberate policy or because you subconsciously give them little credence.
That seems to be the deep corruption and failing within Australian, British and particularly US intelligence

I find myself fooled at times
Sometimes the urge to scream out is overwhelming. When I step outside into the dark, the world around me closes in. I look from the edge of the pad back to my cell, staring at the horizon...
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