SFC Ollie
Still Marching
Damn I'm glad that our spy agencies are on top of all this. Just think how screwed we would be if they weren't.
And in case you didn't know we had been tracking Bin laden waiting for the opportunity to capture him when the US Newspapers announced to the world that we were tracking his cell phone. DUH, He quit using his cell phone.
There are simply some things that we do not need to know about.
Shh, it's a secret.
Very interesting point Ollie. If American technology, and military intelligence are so great, why haven't we caught bin Laden in 9 years.
On the other hand, bin Lauden is a Saudi, and we all know about America's loving relationship with Saudi Arabia. Mayyyyyyyy-be some one does not want to find bin Lauden.
Blaming U. S. newspapers for announcing we were tracking bin Laden's cell phone? I don't know....... Could it be incompetent national security, or was it a leak to the press?
As far as your statement, "There are simply some things that we do not need to know about." That's not being prepared, isn't that burying your head in the sand?
No it's things like the NSA tracking Bin Laden. I don't know how the NYT found out about it. But they did and they certainly wasted no time telling the world about it. This is only one instance that we didn't need to know. When I went on certain courier missions, they were classified. The fact that anyone from my Unit was in a given area was classified. I stepped outside for a smoke with some embassy guards once, while on one of those missions. When I got home the Mrs asked me what the hell was i doing in ******. Seems some news crew came by filming and there I was. I didn't go on any runs for 6 months........Things that we the average citizen do not need to know. There are hundreds of thousands of them. Some pretty serious some just simple nothings that can be added together to paint a bigger picture.