The Washington Post has unveiled its comprehensive, alarming, and
much-anticipated report on "
Top Secret America." The dedicated site
details the billions of dollars in private, for-profit intelligence
operations that have emerged since Sept. 11, 2001, which the Post calls
our "fourth branch" of government. Led by reporters William Arkin and
Pulitzer Prize-winner Dana Priest, the investigation was two years in
the making and
shook up the vast U.S. intelligence community
even before it was released. The "Top Secret America"
website includes articles, videos, interactive
features, and maps all begging to be explored. But here's the executive
summary.
1 Comments in Response to The Washington Post Reveals 'Top Secret America'
Hmmm. Can you say "certain CIA faction regrets having lost too much power to its privately owned competition" boys and girls? Don't worry, faction, you can ALWAYS rely on the Waspington Post.