Re: The hypocrisy is astonishing...
No, it's not "different" - they've been doing it for years, it's just that the politicians are suddenly caught by surprise when it's revealed that the "other side" has cottoned on to it and is doing the same thing. That's been well known too in the inner circles of organizations that have no names - it's just that nobody told their masters in the West. So now the public is aghast - the rest of us are yawning.