You can never be too cynical
A few months ago, I remember hearing radio stories about the administration placing a cache of Iraqi gov’t (pre-invasion) documents up on the web, hoping to “leverage” the power of the internet in analyzing the documents. I pretty much dismissed it out of hand as a publicity stunt - they’d never actually throw information out there that they hadn’t already vetted, right?
Wrong. Says the NYT:
“[T]he site has posted some documents that weapons experts say are a danger themselves: detailed accounts of Iraq’s secret nuclear research before the 1991 Persian Gulf war. The documents, the experts say, constitute a basic guide to building an atom bomb.”
Now, perhaps this is the not uncommon press hysteric (you can find out how to build a bong on the Internets!) that likes to sex up pretty much any piece of generally available information. But if this is what it appears to be . . . jesus. Have we passed the high crimes and misdemeanors threshold, yet?
