Intelligence Agencies Speculation

Comments speculate that the article's subject is an operation or entity linked to intelligence agencies like CIA, NSA, Mossad, or foreign equivalents, debating their secretive activities, reliability, and involvement in various events.

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orblivion Oct 22, 2016 View on HN

Because they're intelligence agencies.

dragonwriter Mar 8, 2022 View on HN

Non-US intelligence agencies exist.

selestify Oct 11, 2021 View on HN

Source on the intelligence agency thing? Sounds really interesting

HPsquared Oct 19, 2025 View on HN

"What we think intelligence agencies do" vs "what intelligence agencies actually do"

geogra4 Jul 18, 2019 View on HN

Wait until you hear about what they do with US intelligence agencies

archon810 Apr 21, 2017 View on HN

You're thinking CIA and NSA.

eli Dec 15, 2013 View on HN

This is the point of an intelligence agency, no?

stormfather Apr 17, 2024 View on HN

Or its a foreign intelligence agency which does this.

aa-jv Mar 30, 2023 View on HN

The US' intelligence agencies do.

amdavidson Jan 14, 2019 View on HN

Presumably, "intelligence agencies".