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Skriven 2015-09-29 21:09:48 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
  Kommentar till text 28426 av Björn Felten (2:203/2)
Ärende: National security
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Hello Björn,

 WD>> Please look-up the number of instances when nuclear countdown had
 WD>> started and you (anonymous plural) were just one key away (the
 WD>> President's) from Armageddon.

 BF> That's not fair, Ward!

Which president is Ward talking about?  The French president?
The Chinese president?  The Russian president?  The Pakistani
president?  The Indian president?  The North Korean president?
The American president?  And the Israeli president (in cahoots
with the Israeli prime minister)?  And the Queen of England
(in cahoots with the British prime minister)?  And the Iranian
mullahs (in cahoots with their puppet they call a president)?

At least Soviet General Secretary Kruschev had the good sense
to remove nukes from the hands of the Cuban president.  Had he
not done so, the city of New Orleans would have been incinerated,
just like Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The concern now is what will the president of Syria do with
the nukes given to him by the Russian president?  Will he do
the world a favor by using them to wipe out ISIL?  We shall
see ...

 BF> We still don't know of all the instances when the Soviet leaders were just
 BF> seconds away from the same opportunity.

It has been reported that Boris Yeltsen was seconds away
from pressing the button to start WWIII.  This was due to
a technical malfunction, according to the press.  However,
the real reason was that he had a wee bit too much vodka
at the time.

 BF> What we *do* know is that the Soviet archives are pretty much open today

Some secrets will always remain.

 BF> -- the US ditto are still secret because of "national security",

Every politician has his/her own CYA policy.

 BF> and will probably remain secret for at least another century if not even
 BF> more.

Headlines in this week's supermarket tabloids -

"I'm a lesbian!" - Hillary Clinton admits in secret emails

I am sure that comes as a great shock to Chelsea Clinton ...

 BF> Even all the facts about Pearl Harbour are still kept secret.

Technically, the US started the war against Japan, having
sunk a Japanese mini-sub off the coast of Hawaii just prior
to the Japanese bombinb of Pearl Harbor.  The Japanese had
many spies in Hawaii, but all (except for one) had left
the islands just prior to the bombing.  The one who remained
was never caught.

There are lots of facts that are "secret" but not really "secret".
Most "secret" information is freely available.  I would say roughly
95% in free and open societies.  It is more a matter of knowing
where to look and how to access that information than information
being actually "secret".

 BF> National security.

In the name of "national security" - what a convenient CYA policy.
Government (politicians) can confiscate anything it wants with that
excuse.  And keep it locked up.  Forever.

 BF> As if the US nation would go under if the facts about what the FDR
 BF> administration actually did know 70 years ago was revealed... DUH!

Oh, come now!  You don't honestly believe that FDR could walk,
do you?  Without assistance, I mean.  Think about it.  There are
only two known pictures of FDR in his wheelchair.  And one of
those pictures is in a private collection and not available for
exhibit.  So tell me.  What ever gives you the idea that FDR
could walk?

--Lee

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