It’s Two-fer-Tuesday!

General George Washington was a firm believer in the value of military intelligence.  He had to be.  He was constantly opposed by British forces superior in numbers, equipment and training.  Just keeping the rag-tag Continental Army out of the clutches of the superior force and some how in the field required reliable knowledge ( Read more... )

WASHINGTON - Thieves took sensitive personal information on 26.5 million U.S. veterans, including     Social Security numbers and birth dates, after a Veterans Affairs employee improperly brought the material home, the government said Monday.

The information involved mainly those veterans who served and have been discharged since 1975, said VA ( Read more... )

            A few months ago one of the organizations I am regularly in contact with, probably the American Civil Liberties Union, asked folks to request copies of their FBI files under the Freedom of Information Act.  I dutifully submitted my formal request.  A few weeks ago I got an acknowledgement of the request.  They were looking, it said.

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