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To: KLP who wrote (293466)	2/22/2009 6:28:16 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 794494

What is this about????? PRESIDENT HUSSEIN FORCES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO SHUT UP: DOD MUST SIGN SECRECY BUDGET VOW KLP The only reason to insist on secrecy is to hide something.

To: KLP who wrote (293466)	2/22/2009 6:28:55 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794494

FORT BRAGG (WTVD) -- Two Army Special Forces Soldiers were killed in Afghanistan Friday. The pair was killed while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Khordi, Oruzgan province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Jeremy E. Bessa, 26 and Master Sgt. David L. Hurt, 36, died when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Bessa died at the scene while Hurt succumbed to his wounds after being medically evacuated to Kandahar Airfield for treatment. Both Soldiers are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne). Hurt was a Special Forces operations sergeant and Bessa was a Special Forces communications sergeant. Hurt, a native of Oak Park, Ill., is survived by his wife Kelly, daughter Avery and son Wyatt, all of Grays Creek, N.C.; mother Bonnie Hurt of Hope Mills, N.C. and father Joe Hurt of Memphis, Tenn. Bessa, a native of Honolulu, Hawaii, is survived by his wife Lindsey and their son Carson, both of Fayetteville, N.C.; parents Ted and Julie Bessa of Whispering Pines, N.C. and brother Christopher L. Bessa, Fort Carson, Colo.

To: KLP who wrote (293466)	2/23/2009 12:49:36 PM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794494

More about the DOD secrecy order: Obama Opacity Program Gaining Steam Posted on February 22, 2009 by chillguy33 In the subprime language of the Obama Whitehouse, it is only necessary to replace a few keywords with their antonyms to get the real drift. E.g. “transparency” is replaced with “opacity.” “oversight” is replaced with “stonewalling” “stimulus” is replaced with “soporific” or “date-rape drug” It’s exactly that simple. I think Alinsky said it first. Obama taught Alinsky’s principles to ACORN in guess where - CHICAGO. Now, ma demands that all DOD officials legally state in writing that they will not share the 2010 budget data with individuals outside the federal government. The pledge covers any data about the 2010 budget, including: “planning, programming and budgeting system documents and databases, and any other information” that concerns the administration’s internal discussions about “the nature and amounts of the president’s budget for fiscal year 2010, and any supplemental budget request during the current fiscal year.” The administration is requiring defense officials to promise they will not divulge the kinds of information covered in the document “to any individual not authorized to receive it.” “Under no circumstances will I disclose such information outside the Department of Defense and other government agencies directly involved in the defense planning and resource-allocation process, such as the Office of Management and Budget,” the agreement said. H/T: Atlas Shrugs PRESIDENT HUSSEIN FORCES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO SHUT UP: DOD MUST SIGN SECRECY BUDGET VOW porcupinerim.wordpress.com ht directorblue W. House: DoD Officials Must Vow Secrecy on Budget By JOHN T. BENNETT Published: 19 Feb 20:52 EST (01:52 GMT) The Obama administration has directed defense officials to sign a pledge stating they will not share 2010 budget data with individuals outside the federal government. In an undated non-disclosure agreement obtained by Defense News, the administration tells defense officials that "strict confidentiality" must be practiced to ensure a "successful" and "proper" 2010 defense budget process. • The secrecy pact comes as dozens of Bush-era Pentagon appointees remain on the job, asked to stay on by the Obama administration until replacements are confirmed to ensure continuity during wartime. The Pentagon and Office of Management and Budget have agreed on a fiscal 2010 defense budget top line figure of $537 billion. That level is nearly $50 billion lower than the $585 billion defense plan created during the final months of the Bush administration, and $24 billion higher than the already enacted $513 billion 2009 defense budget. The pledge covers any data about the 2010 budget, including: "planning, programming and budgeting system documents and databases, and any other information" that concerns the administration's internal discussions about "the nature and amounts of the president's budget for fiscal year 2010, and any supplemental budget request during the current fiscal year." The administration is requiring defense officials to promise they will not divulge the kinds of information covered in the document "to any individual not authorized to receive it." "Under no circumstances will I disclose such information outside the Department of Defense and other government agencies directly involved in the defense planning and resource-allocation process, such as the Office of Management and Budget," the agreement said. defensenews.com