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> Imagine if the US Army wouldn't divulge the capabilities of a new fighter jet to the very people who were authorizing the money for its construction. No need
by jfornear 14y ago
> Imagine if the US Army wouldn't divulge the capabilities of a new fighter jet to the very people who were authorizing the money for its construction.
No need to imagine. This happens. Covert areas of defense spending have always been conducted in the dark, often with blank checks.
The military, NSA, CIA, etc. are in the game of accumulating hidden capabilities. This is the job the American people have given them, and yes, it is a constant arbitrage at odds with, among other things, their own privacy and fiscal responsibilities.
A fascinating read on this topic, regardless of accuracy: http://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Ashes-The-History-CIA/dp/0307389006 http://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Ashes-The-History-CIA/dp/030738...
- scalable 14y agoThere is a difference in doing things overtly and covertly. If they are doing it covertly they will probably think it through a lot more carefully, since the stakes are higher. And if some things that were previously done covertly but are now done overtly, it doesn't sound so far fetched that other things that were earlier not done at all are now done in secret. EDIT:speling
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- startuplulz 14y ago> And if some things that [were] previously done covertly but [are] now done overtly, it doesn't sound so far fetched that other things that were earlier not done at all are now done in secret. Citations?
- scalable 14y agoI have only stated my beliefs, and have not claimed to have the facts. I base my belief on this idea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window
- fpp 14y agoA much more fascinating read on this topic is Kafka's "The Castle", "The Trial" or even better Heller's Catch-22.