Wow.. expensive book burning

SteamWake · 09-26-10, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Fox News

The Department of Defense paid $5 per book to burn the 9,500 copies of "Operation Dark Heart," Army Reserve Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer's memoir about going undercover in Afghanistan that the Pentagon claims revealed too many national security secrets.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...est=latestnews

Very curious story.

joegrundman · 09-27-10, 02:50 AM

about able danger revealing a guy whose mission and threat ended 9 years ago?

It could be about national security. then again it could be about CYA and turf wars

Gerald · 09-27-10, 02:57 AM

I read it earlier, a little twisted I must say

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	I read it earlier, a little twisted I must say __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie