Posted on 06/10/2013 1:09:04 PM PDT by drewh
Not going to defend the policy, but it goes back a ways. I was first briefed on it while doing a stint as a govt contractor in 2004 or 05.
The principle involved is that something isn’t really declassified until the classifying authority in the government actually declassifies it. Materiel that is in the public domain, but which remains classified, is still classified and is expected to be treated accordingly.
It seems completely counterintuitive and zealously bureaucratic, yes ... But hey, that’s our government, right?
Gay generals are getting nervous?
I did that a long time ago, when the rules of engagement were written by the "muslim brotherhood..."
Yes, it started under the Bushes...
We are in scary territory. When the men who defend Amaerica are told what they can and cannot read, we are in trouble. This isn;t Nazi Germany! Or is it?
Is this the USAF or the SD SS GESTOPO?
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