06.03.05

Spies

Posted in Uncategorized at 5:56 pm by Sakiina سكينة

NOTE: I posted this comment at the Ace of Spades HQ, where there was a post and commentary on unlawful combantants that have been detained. Ace, referring to the terrorists, called spies “common criminals”, I disagree:

I understand the points [behind his words], however, I must point out that spies are not “common criminals.” Would you call the folks at the CIA and military intelligence common criminals? These people risk their lives, reputations, and even sometimes inadventantly put their family and friends in danger, all to bring us information that allows us to combat these terrorists. The reason unlawful combatants are bad is because they are terrorists who would use information/civilian to harm anyone who disagrees with their ideology, peaceful or not. Guerrilla warfare and espionage are not just tools of insurgents, they are also used by the United States and our allies– and without it we probably wouldn’t even be a country right now. Our spies collect intelligence to stop the destruction of civilians, their spies conduct espionage to kill all who get in their way. The “common criminal” distinction lies not in in the classification “spy”, but in the who the spy is spying for, and why they are spying.