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Last week, Customs officials destroyed the rare flute collection of the Canadian prodigy, claiming that they were “agricultural products.” Today, a Customs spokesperson told Foreign Policy that the officials were correct to destroy the instruments, as they could have been carrying “exotic plant pathogens.”

Date: 2014-01-04 12:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] birdwatcher.livejournal.com
Если бы на все должности во все министерства внедрились бы анархистские агенты, чтобы все скомпрометировать, вряд ли получилось бы убедительнее.

Date: 2014-01-05 08:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alj868.livejournal.com
Так это закон Конквеста же. "The simplest way to explain the behavior of any bureaucratic organization is to assume that it is controlled by a cabal of its enemies."