Worse than a Freudian slip. They talk freely when they are amongst their coconspirators but speak in code or lie around others. she forgot to shift modes. They need others to know they are in the know to keep their power and information flowing.
That's how slips work, of course. I'm sure she regularly says "we know it was stolen but (insert 'reasoning' here - they are dictators, they must be stopped, it's for the good of the country, etc)....
The fact that these people can lie so boldly is beyond the pale, and when all is said and done I hope they pay just as high a price as any other traitorous crime-against-humanity bastard at any level in this.
Worse than a Freudian slip. They talk freely when they are amongst their coconspirators but speak in code or lie around others. she forgot to shift modes. They need others to know they are in the know to keep their power and information flowing.
I think you nailed it, anon.
That's how slips work, of course. I'm sure she regularly says "we know it was stolen but (insert 'reasoning' here - they are dictators, they must be stopped, it's for the good of the country, etc)....
The fact that these people can lie so boldly is beyond the pale, and when all is said and done I hope they pay just as high a price as any other traitorous crime-against-humanity bastard at any level in this.