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In theory, it's only for things that can "cause harm to national security"
by amhokies 7y ago
In theory, it's only for things that can "cause harm to national security"
- jrs235 7y agoI suppose one could argue knowing or perceiving incompetence could lead to a national security issue.
- danudey 7y agoPretty sure that ship has sailed years ago.
- shadowgovt 7y agoAlways worth noting when this topic comes up that the first time a classification was used to deny revelation of documents for "state secrets" reasons in a court of law, it turns out (we know this because the document has since been declassified as its classification expired) it was to shield the military from culpability in the death of civilian contractors in a plane that crashed due to a maintenance lapse.