-=> Quoting Paul Andinach to Michael Tauson <=-
 MT> Define "national security".  Or, better yet, have the 
 MT> government do so.
 PA> Impossible. Think about it. Any attempt to give a vague 
 PA> definition will only get the government in deeper, but any 
 PA> amount of specificity would breach national security.
     But ... but ... but ... Paul, the government is a collective 
*master* at vagueness and non-answers.  (I could give you the 
example of any congress critter, but that's too obvious. )  
 
 MT> Then have them define what all that includes.
 PA> You actually expect somebody to come forward and say, 
 PA> "Topics currently protected matters of national security 
 PA> include the Aurora jet plane, the spy network in Moscow, 
 PA> the bugs on the phones in the Iranian embassy, UFOs ...
     Well, that'd be cool, but I doubt they would give specifics.  
However, given their stance on UFOs (dragging the subject back to 
topicality), I would be most interested as to why they are a hot 
security topic.  
 PA> Be serious. You can go to jail for life for revealing things like
 PA> that. 
     Hmmm, better food than I have here and a roof that doesn't 
leak.  Hmmm ... can I get back to you on this? 
 PA> ... "I thought YOU had the controls!" - black box record found at
 PA> Roswell 
     ROFL ... and *swiped* ... thanks!
Michael
... OK, Space Bunnies!  Prepare to hop through the cosmos!
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