Communication Ethics at the CIA

From: http://www.politicususa.com/2016/08/10/trump-responsible-unstable-people-hear.html

Former NSA Director and retired Lt. General Michael Hayden told CNN’s Jake Tapper that, “I used to tell my seniors at the CIA, you get to a certain point in this business, you’re not just responsible for what you say, you are responsible for what people hear.”

I wonder how this would be received in Communication Ethics classes?