re: #315 garzooma
That particular response was simply about noting that an asset can be valuable for a number of reasons and won’t always be a super spy.
As far as the big picture, it’s bad precedent and the thread I posted from Naveed, a former spy, starts to go into why it’s a NatSec issue, obviously in general terms.
Here’s a piece of it and an interesting comment:
I’ve played the Russia-FBI game and if I hadn’t revealed myself none of you would know. “Unmasking” myself was my choice as was the decision to record my meetings with my Russian handler. The tradecraft involved and how that discussion evolved has been impacted #NunesMemo
— Naveed Jamali (@NaveedAJamali) February 2, 2018
Not to mention the timing of his surveillance with FSB agents which was just revealed publicly by @realDonaldTrump and 🤡 @DevinNunes
— Thom Jensen (@ThomNBCBayArea) February 2, 2018