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Re:Retired Air Force officer gets 3 years in prison for havi... by photochemsyn on Saturday June 10, 2023 @01:09AM (#36267787)
It wouldn't be at all surprising to discover that only 10% of classified documents are legitimately worth keeping secret, and the other 90% are classified to hide various forms of waste, fraud, corruption etc. in military-industrial and intelligence-agency contracting deals from public scrutiny.
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Re:Retired Air Force officer gets 3 years in prison for havi... by jen729w on Saturday June 10, 2023 @03:58AM (#36268612)
Oh it’s way lower than that. Once you’re past a certain door everything including the toilet paper is marked SECRET, just in case. Why not? Better be safe than sorry. And who has the time to actually evaluate every document?

Source: I worked behind that door.

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Re:Retired Air Force officer gets 3 years in prison for havi... by mrangle on Saturday June 10, 2023 @11:42AM (#36271494)
A system that needs serious reform in the public's interest.
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