This is one of the most highly secret matters there are, perhaps the most secret. Anybody who speaks about it is shot dead immediately. Two talkative people died yesterday.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A statement about extreme secrecy and immediate execution for talking.
- In plain terms
- Discussion of secret operations punished by death.
- What can you take from it?
- This reflects terror and strict operational secrecy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What systems enforce such secrecy?
- Why is exposing this important?
Another view
The context is criminal and genocidal.
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