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    "title": "Russian \"Wet Work\" Better Than US \"Targeted Drone Attacks\"",
    "author": "pmjones",
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            "title": "World War IV",
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    "created": "2011-11-03 22:51:22 UTC",
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        "2011-11-03 22:51:22 UTC"
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    "html": "<blockquote>\n<p>It is the mark of a more competent intelligence service. \u00c2\u00a0To infiltrate an enemy safe area and kill a man with a pistol -- or in a manner that looks like an accident -- is the mark of a highly competent clandestine service. \u00c2\u00a0How many members of the Haqqani network could we kill this way, if we wanted to do it? \u00c2\u00a0Could we walk a man into their compound, pop them, and walk him out again before the body was found? \u00c2\u00a0Arrange an accident? \u00c2\u00a0Refuse to comment on the operation to the press? \u00c2\u00a0Keep the documents from leaking?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Call it a bit of professional acknowledgement, if not strictly appreciation.  Via <em><a href=\"http://www.blackfive.net/main/2011/11/wet-work-is-better.html\">BLACKFIVE: Wet Work is Better</a></em>.</p>\n"
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