They know that communications transcend borders, and that a single news story, handled skillfully, can be as damaging to our cause – and as helpful to theirs – as any military attack. And they are able to act quickly with relatively few people, and with modest resources compared to the vast, expensive bureaucracies of democratic governments.
他们知道，通讯超越边境，一个单一的新闻事件如果处理得当就可以像任何军事攻击一样给我们的事业造成损害并希望有助于他们的事业。而且他们能够以相对较少的人员、与巨大花费昂贵的民主国家政府的官僚体系相比简单的资源采取迅速行动。