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by suggestion 976 days ago
There's no such thing as a former informant
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PapaPalpatine 976 days ago
What do you mean? Are the informants euthanized after they’re no longer useful?
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denton-scratch 976 days ago
I think OP meant it in the way that there's no such thing as a former KGB agent, or a former mafia enforcer; if you try to leave, they can reach you.
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suggestion 976 days ago
No, once you're an informant you're always an informant. The relationship never ceases, whether you like it or not.
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Ylpertnodi 976 days ago
"Do you still beat your spouse?"
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ttyprintk 976 days ago
It’s the other way around: programs which cannot adapt to the availability of info coming from CHS risk losing funding. This article claims the program dried up late last year.
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