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You have to consider scope of knowledge. Nobody is an expert everywhere. You can't use someone's knowledge of IT security as a stand in for all technical knowledge, let alone all knowledge in general.

I worked with an expert on NAND Flash. The guy is brilliant. Knew how the whole process flow works--from substrate to cap layer--off the top of his head. It doesn't need to be said that fabricating semiconductor devices makes setting up an email server look like childs play. Yet, he used a @aol.com account.

Brennan was the daily briefer to Clinton. He was Saudi Arabia station chief. He's definitely a talented guy who knows a TON of stuff you haven't the faintest clue about.



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