>did they in fact obtain the required signoffs, You don't get official "signoff" when you're at that level. You get plausibly deniable permission with the und

>did they in fact obtain the required signoffs, You don't get official "signoff" when you're at that level. You get plausibly deniable permission with the understanding that the powers that be reserve the right to pull the rug out from under you should doing so be politically expedient.