A Teaser From a Long Way Out...

[robkelk]

"Two, sooner or later we're going to need press contacts.  At the
moment, the mission is technically sub rosa, but you never know
when you'll have to go full public.  Having a mutually respectful
and helpful relationship with a trustworthy member of the fifth
estate when that day comes will be of inestimable worth."

Er... the Fourth Estate. (The fifth estate is a Canadian TV show, along the lines of 60 Minutes.)

"I don't guarantee that you'll believe me, but I will
promise I that won't lie.

"Telling the truth in such a way that leads you to an incorrect conclusion" isn't "lying", then?

Actually, I suppose it isn't, since Belldandy included both cases in her oath to Doug.

never mind...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012