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To: Snapple
Many people take home secret papers just so they can work at home. That is a fact.

You are full of crap. MANY people do not take home secret papers to work on. I don't know what world you come from where people do this. I know that in my days of working with classifed info that this RARELY happened and when it did it was usually an accident of shuffling classifed into unclassified paperwork. Whenever it wasn't an accident it was usually and act of espionage. Those that take classifed work home are a threat to our national security along with those who excuse it.

663 posted on 07/20/2004 7:51:57 PM PDT by ChuckHam
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To: ChuckHam

He's a troll and NOT any good at it. :-)


668 posted on 07/20/2004 8:00:42 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: ChuckHam

If you took classified information outside the secure facility you had a loaded M16 pointed at you, were spread-eagled on the ground, handcuffed, and arrested.


680 posted on 07/20/2004 9:35:58 PM PDT by af_vet_1981
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To: ChuckHam

You write, "in my days of working with classifed info that this [ie taking home documents]RARELY happened."

Maybe this didn't happen when you were working in the government, but I think it is happening now. I am not excusing it. I am just saying people take these papers home to work on them.

Here is what happened to me as an example. A friend of mine asked me if I could translate the Russian aeronautical terms that labelled a picture of a Russian space ship. Her husband needed this paper translated right away and it would take a long time to get a government translator.

This was one of those spaceships that can attach to another space ship. I think they were working together with the Russians to join two ships.I said I would try to translate the paper.

When she brought the paper, I saw it had a stamp on it indicating it was classified. I said I can't see it if it is classified. She said that this isn't important because they need the information.

To me it seems that people may mishandle documents so that they can get work done. In this case i know about, the government was so slow that important work couldn't get done because it call classified and it would take too long to get a translator.

I translated the paper and the man was very happy because he could use the information to do his work.

People are under pressure to get work done and they take it home.


691 posted on 07/21/2004 5:22:35 AM PDT by Snapple
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