Stupid Pent Tricks

Johno Johno

Begging to Differ notes a norbizness post that references this Time Magazine article about this email*.

The email was sent to Pentagon staff in the wake of Fox News' posting of the Taguba Report (detailing prisoner abuses at the Abu Gharaib prison by people who really should have known better). It exhorted Pentagon staffers NOT to download the Taguba Report from FOX News, where it was available to read to anyone in the world with access to an internet connection, and in fact was being downloaded by everyone and their dog at at exact moment, because.... wait for it.... the memo is still classified. So if you work for the DoD, just remember, just because a memo has been read by millions of people worldwide doesn't mean it's not still secret!

Snuh?

The email reads, in part,

From: Information Services Customer Liaison, ISD
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 12:45 PM
To: MLA dd - USD(I) - ALL; MLA dd - NII ALL
Subject: URGENT IT BULLETIN: Tugabe Report (FOUO)
Importance: High

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

AUDIENCE
All ISD Customers

SUMMARY
Fox News and other media outlets are distributing the Tugabe report (spelling is approximate for reasons which will become obvious momentarily). Someone has given the news media classified information and they are distributing it. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT IS CLASSIFIED. ALL ISD CUSTOMERS SHOULD:

1) NOT GO TO FOX NEWS TO READ OR OBTAIN A COPY
2) NOT comment on this to anyone, friends, family etc.
3) NOT delete the file if you receive it via e-mail, but
4) CALL THE ISD HELPDESK AT 602-2627 IMMEDIATELY

This leakage will be investigated for criminal prosecution. If you don't have the document and have never had legitimate access, please do not complicate the investigative processes by seeking information. Again, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT IS CLASSIFIED; DO NOT GO TO FOX NEWS TO READ OR OBTAIN A COPY.

I especially love the advice on how to cope with dealing with this no longer secret yet still very classified report in four easy steps.

And whatever you do, for God's sake, do NOT visit FOX NEWS DOT COM. (EVER.)

* ain't the internet grand?!?

[wik] Commenters below have now broken the LAW a combined... lessee... 11 times. And counting. Oops-- thirteen.

Posted by Johno Johno on   |   § 7

§ 7 Comments

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You mean we should not download this">http://www.npr.org/iraq/2004/prison_abuse_report.pdf]this report. Would downloading this">http://www.npr.org/iraq/2004/prison_abuse_report.pdf]this report be some sort of violation of the law? Or is it that they don't want this">http://www.npr.org/iraq/2004/prison_abuse_report.pdf]this report to get into the hands of too many people because it is official? I think that is it funny that the Pentagon would finger its vigilant friend Fox News when this">http://www.npr.org/iraq/2004/prison_abuse_report.pdf]this report is available from so many sources.

BTW, why should this">http://www.npr.org/iraq/2004/prison_abuse_report.pdf]this report be classified anyway?

NDR NDR

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Buckethead Buckethead

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What's worse is, I'm of Welsh descent, and as we now know, the Welsh aren't Celts at all but rather descended from Siberians who went as far West as they could without running into Irishmen. So in effect, I'm a Russkie!And I read the report!

Bwah!!!!

Johno Johno

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Ah, the wonderment of the "don't do it!" memo. Did I read correctly that ALL ISD CUSTOMERS SHOULD

CALL THE ISD HELPDESK AT 602-2627 IMMEDIATELY

WTF? This memo, on a whole bunch of levels, ranks right down there on the stoopidity scale.

So, I hear there's a report from some guy named "Kabooby" (spelling approximate, for reasons I have no intention of ever explaining) available somewhere. Anyone got a link?

And, beware - I read somewhere that if you take a leak, you'll be prosecuted.

"That is all."

Patton Patton

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