-=> Quoting Michael Tauson to Paul Andinach <=-
 MT> But ... but ... but ... Paul, the government is a collective 
 MT> *master* at vagueness and non-answers.  (I could give you the 
 MT> 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 ...
 MT> Well, that'd be cool, but I doubt they would give specifics.
   My point was that the government can't give specifics without endangering 
national security, but if they don't give specifics they'll be accused of 
being deliberately vague and off-putting.
   It's a no-win situation. A Catch-51, if you like.
 PA> ... "I thought YOU had the controls!" - black box record found at
 PA> Roswell 
 MT> ROFL ... and *swiped* ... thanks!
   Actually, it's one of Ivy's. Haven't you seen it before?
Paul
... "I've never seen a silent lawyer before."
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