[munin]

> This was and still is a perfectly legal loophole

no it isn't, EO12333 disallows the intelligence community from asking someone else to do something that they cannot do

[themeek]

But if they don't have to ask, were it to happen, it would be legal.

It's like the recent Smith-Mundt reforms. You no longer have to prevent propaganda from reaching the American public. You just have to not intend for it to reach the American public.

[munin]

what? "if they change the law so that it would be legal then it would be legal" is I think how laws work?

oh you mean if material spontaneously appeared? yeah... good luck explaining that one

[themeek]

I'm confused by your response. I do not understand the point you are trying to communicate.

[munin]

the law doesn't work the way you think it works