More Incompetent Boobery

(via Eschaton) U.S. Government Gave Airtime to Terrorists, Official Admits Al Hurra television, the U.S. government’s $63 million-a-year effort at public diplomacy broadcasting in the Middle East, is run by executives and officials who cannot speak Arabic, according to a senior official who oversees the program. That might explain why critics say the service has … Continue reading “More Incompetent Boobery”

DOE Polygraph Program: Counter Intelligence Taken Literally

(via What’s new by Bob Park – Friday, May 18, 2007) 1. DOE POLYGRAPH PROGRAM: COUNTER INTELLIGENCE TAKEN LITERALLY. A 30 Apr 07 memo notified Los Alamos employees that random polygraph tests of 8,000 personnel in high-risk categories will be conducted by the DOE as part of a new counter-intelligence program. Three years ago, a … Continue reading “DOE Polygraph Program: Counter Intelligence Taken Literally”

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