I know that 'politispeak' can be deceiving.  I know that sometime it is also smart to be deceiving, or at least not overly disclosing.    I have no idea of the inner working of the authorities in Europe, or in the United States.  I wouldn't expect to have that knowledge.   I would expect some vagueness in public.   

Being discreet can be a rational and intelligent choice.  Why admire the fool that 'speak's his/her mind' and does little but disclose his/her ignorance and bias?    That is not a sign of maturity or wisdom - it's a lack of personal integrity and disrespectful of others. 

None of this is personal toward you JP.   It's just that there are certain character types I admire for one reason of another.   A bully/blowhard who seems to think he deserves my respect, (and show no respect to those who disagree),  is not in my pantheon of wise people that I have known.