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Don’t Look, Don’t Read: Government Warns Its Workers Away From WikiLeaks Documents
New York Times ^ | December 4, 2010 | Eric Lipton

Posted on 12/06/2010 10:11:55 AM PST by ninonitti

WASHINGTON — In a classic case of shutting the barn door after the horse has left, the Obama administration and the Department of Defense have ordered the hundreds of thousands of federal employees and contractors not to view the secret cables and other classified documents published by Wikileaks and news organizations around the world unless the workers have the required security clearance or authorization.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: clowns; obm; wikileaks
I sleep so much better at night knowing that one branch of government is making sure other branches are totally in the dark.....or maybe that one branch is totally in the dark about other branches.....this is all so confusing
1 posted on 12/06/2010 10:12:01 AM PST by ninonitti
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To: ninonitti

In the real world, that’s a dare!!!


2 posted on 12/06/2010 10:13:49 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: ninonitti

and they all say “ O day “


3 posted on 12/06/2010 10:14:07 AM PST by SF_Redux
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Can't wait til Winston Smith is put in charge of my doctor visits.

4 posted on 12/06/2010 10:17:34 AM PST by relictele
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Dear Al Qaeda: Please be aware you are NOT allowed to visit or read anything on the wikileaks website. Federal penalties of $10,000 or up to 5 years in prison will be enforced!!

That oughta stop ‘em!


5 posted on 12/06/2010 10:18:51 AM PST by PGR88
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To: ninonitti

And the idiocy continues.........the workers can’t look or read but everyone else on the planet can......yeah....that makes perfect sense to me.


6 posted on 12/06/2010 10:19:01 AM PST by rockabyebaby (We are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: relictele

That’s strange I just opened my medical test results letter and they were all redacted with a hand written note from Winston wishing me well.....should I be worried?


7 posted on 12/06/2010 10:23:56 AM PST by ninonitti
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To: rockabyebaby

What’s worse, I’m sure it makes total sense to the kenyan.


8 posted on 12/06/2010 10:28:17 AM PST by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: ninonitti

In a classic case of shutting the barn door after the horse has left, the Obama administration and the Department of Defense have ordered the hundreds of thousands of federal employees and contractors not to view the secret cables

assuming they even know how to read. doh!


9 posted on 12/06/2010 10:28:31 AM PST by ari-freedom (Happy Chanuka!)
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To: ninonitti

I would make it Mandatory...


10 posted on 12/06/2010 10:32:05 AM PST by TexasTransplant (I don't mind liberals... I hate liars...there just tends to be a high degree of overlap)
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To: ninonitti

Obummer would like that but that won’t happen.


11 posted on 12/06/2010 10:32:36 AM PST by ncfool (The new USSA - United Socialst States of AmeriKa. Welcome to Obummers world or Obamaville USSA.)
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To: ninonitti

ROFLMAO!

This so funny. Now that BO’s WikiLeaks have backfired on him, he is desperately trying to plug the Leaks from his regime.

Remember what happened the last time BO tried to plug a leak. The Gulf Coast never recovered from BO’s destructiveness.


12 posted on 12/06/2010 10:38:41 AM PST by FS11
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Thats ok, ill look on their behalf. I want to read more of the State Dept treason stories. Copenhagen, massive embezzlement from our effort in Afghanistan, the covering for Saudi funding of terror,,etc etc,,,


13 posted on 12/06/2010 10:40:06 AM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
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To: ninonitti

DoJ's policy towards WikiLeaks.

14 posted on 12/06/2010 11:21:06 AM PST by anymouse (God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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To: ninonitti

Geez, futile and totally unrealistic. It’s in the news everywhere.

Don’t even read your newspaper. LoL.


15 posted on 12/06/2010 1:06:53 PM PST by Red Steel
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