Not unspeakably evil

The GCSB came out yesterday and said it does not contribute to “unspeakable evil” which of course almost forces you to quip that they only contribute to “speakable evil” 🙂

The main point the Director and former Director made was that NZ intelligence wasn’t used to help the US in the war in Iraq, as the then Government had made a decision not to support the war.

The main value from such spy stations tends to be intercepting communications between terrorists, helping authorities prevent attacks which see scores of civilians massacred. For every successful terrorist attack, there are often a hundred foiled plots. And not just in Europe, but even in Australia.

It is far better to prevent a terrorist attack, than arrest the people who did it afterwards.