"death and violence" quote

[Jonathan Lighter]

True.

I was bending backwards to be fair.

No more of that!

The speaker could have been anybody, including whichever Executive branch
official one feared and loathed the most, possibly even disguised as a
Batman villain.

My gut says that whoever said it was probably military and probably under
fifty. FWIW.

JL

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Dave Wilton <dave at wilton.net> wrote:

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> J. Lighter wrote:
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> >OTOH, Woodward's failure to mention the man's name might suggest he was
> indeed a CIA
> >operative."
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> Not necessarily. Military special operations troops are frequently not
> identified for security reasons. Because they sometimes operate among
> hostile populations, publication of their identity can place them or their
> families at risk.
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