10 One of the classic plot threads in spy stories, but also in political novels, involves the handling of so-called "state secrets." Almost all of the world's states have secret services, which handle information derived from less-than-legal investigations, which have had to be done this way to safeguard larger interests. It's as if states, which claim to be governed by law, violate the rule of law when it comes to defending their identity, their security, even their territorial integrity.

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