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Thank you. I know the black-outs are not press redactions, what I didn't want was the form of the presentation in the newspapers, with ellipses or dashes marking the spot. You don't get the feel of what was left out. The change of format from the original makes the omissions redactions.

Looking at the original, I thought it would be interesting to view the matter under a different paradign: if you were a businessman, would you build or move a factory, or start a new line of business, if your subordinates gave you this? Could you even finance a new idea if this was your business plan? (All I can envision is The Donald saying, "You're fired!")

Hell, I work in gommint, and I couldn't draw a bill using this!

The sad thing--the really sad thing--is how amateurish a product the intelligence services created in response to a direct presidential question. I'm left to wonder how many high-level decisions have been made on the basis of such low-quality intelligence.

I want to end this missive by again prasing my fellow Freepers: unbelievable, the quality of what this site produces and the speed with which it produces it.