They Know Us Better Than We Know Ourselves, Part II

Thanks a lot, Gray Lady.

Yes, once again, that insufferable defender of twisting licence into liberty, the New York Times, has struck again.

This time, they have exposed a company operated by the CIA for the air transportation of important captured terrorists. But that's not all. Not only did they name the company, they named the types of planes flown, descriptions of the planes flown, how they operate, and where the company is headquartered.

In short they have completely exposed a covert operation of the CIA, as the United States is engaged in a war. And for what?

I can see it all now: February, 1945. "Sure, I'll take the call from New Mexico. Hi, Hank. Wadda ya got? Um-hmm. Secret weapon. Months away from being ready, but it could stop the Nazis and Japs in their tracks. Um-hmm. I see. Los Alamos. Oppenheimer. Called the Manhattan Project. Nice work, Hank. Mick! Stop the presses! We gotta go page one with this!"

In the middle of the war, an American newspaper has just uncovered a potentially vital and definitely valuable covert asset, which allowed the CIA to quietly move people and equipment anywhere in the world. And for what?

Our enemies understand us much better than we understand ourselves.