The publisher is cooperating because the writer probably signed an agreement to allow the Fed to read and edit any published works. That is why the publisher is cooperating, because there is a legal agreement in place. The only reason we are hearing about this is because the Pentagon was sleeping at the switch when this happened.
The Pentagon redacted the portions that had the names of CIA Agents and Contacts. Allowing the published book to have these names would jeopardize the lives of these Agents in the field and the US ability to gather information on the Taliban. It is hardly an effort to curtain US freedoms, but rather preserve them.
The author is getting a free ride out of the whole affair, since his book is now a bestseller. Having looked at the book myself, the redacted portions are actually far and few between. Just a couple of words and sentences. The majority of the book is intact.
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Steven Chu is the Secretary of Energy, not Treasury.
The publisher is cooperating because the writer probably signed an agreement to allow the Fed to read and edit any published works. That is why the publisher is cooperating, because there is a legal agreement in place. The only reason we are hearing about this is because the Pentagon was sleeping at the switch when this happened.
The Pentagon redacted the portions that had the names of CIA Agents and Contacts. Allowing the published book to have these names would jeopardize the lives of these Agents in the field and the US ability to gather information on the Taliban. It is hardly an effort to curtain US freedoms, but rather preserve them.
The author is getting a free ride out of the whole affair, since his book is now a bestseller. Having looked at the book myself, the redacted portions are actually far and few between. Just a couple of words and sentences. The majority of the book is intact.
Where have you guys been? The ads have been on TV for a couple of weeks. The economy is going down the tubes, so distraction is the key.
The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling! Is silcon next? Aluminum? Oxygen?