“Dangerous” book destroyed in US

[SpArK]

“Dangerous” book destroyed in US​

The Pentagon of the United States has bought and trashed all the 9,500 copies of the book on secret military operations in Afghanistan. It has become the first case when any ministry or department was so anxious to destroy the entire edition of the book. This seems archaic, to say the least, in our informational epoch.

The memoirs, entitled Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan and the Path to Victory, were written by a former military intelligence agent, retired Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer. The book was expected to be released on September 24th, before the Pentagon ordered to destroy all the copies. Anthony Shaffer himself does not think his memoirs disclose any dangerous information, unlike the U.S. military. A Pentagon spokesperson said they could harm national security, after over 200 fragments containing secret information were found in the book, including the description of secret operations, activities of the CIA and the National Security Agency.

Numerous words and whole paragraphs have been sponged out from the original text throughout the book’s 299 pages, substantially reducing its size and making it senseless to print the rest. Lieutenant Colonel Shaffer said that “buying 10,000 books to suppress a story in this digital age is ludicrous”. It is clear that the original story has already leaked into the web, Director General of the Effective Policy Foundation Kirill Tanayev said in an interview with the Voice of Russia.

"Indeed, it is next to impossible to limit the spread of information throughout the Internet, which is true not only for the United States, but also for Russia, Europe and Asia. In compliance with the widely accepted practice, any country, Russia among them, may curb this spread only amid a counter-terrorist operation or ongoing terrorist attacks. In most cases, the military decide what information can be disclosed, which may produce lawlessness."

The American military pledged to pay Antony Shaffer for his work, after people refused to buy the incomplete book. Meanwhile, one of the salesmen at the eBay auction says he is ready to sell the unedited book for $2,000. The number of similar proposals is very likely to increase in the nearest future.

The scandal around Shaffer’s book burst out following the monumental leak of classified Afghan war documents, released by WikiLeaks in July. The Pentagon urged the return of all documents and the destruction of their copies, but the website’s owners not only refused to do this, but are said to be preparing a series of new exposures. Once the information spreads throughout the web, it becomes indestructible, and the countdown has therefore begun for the appearance of the book’s copies.



?Dangerous? book destroyed in US: Voice of Russia

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[CardSharp]

Kind of makes me want to read it now.

 

[BlackenTheSky]

Kind of makes me want to read it now.

Check out wikileaks.com

 

[CardSharp]

Check out wikileaks.com

Don't tease.

 

[Tuahaa]

Don't mess wit dat freedom of speech stuff yo

I love doing this.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

It is better to Buy-up an "offending" book than to Ban it or Burn it!

 

[Chogy]

Freedom of speech doesn't include classified military data.

When you are "briefed in" on an especially black project, you do in fact sign papers that acknowledge that revealing information will result in jail. Classified material is secret for a reason, especially when it involves HUMINT; people die, sources are compromised.

 

[indopak5]

Freedom of speech doesn't include classified military data.

When you are "briefed in" on an especially black project, you do in fact sign papers that acknowledge that revealing information will result in jail. Classified material is secret for a reason, especially when it involves HUMINT; people die, sources are compromised.

Classified data or US's wrongdoings in Afghanistan? everyone knows what your country is doing under the garb of military operations in afghanistan. Taliban,LeT did good by blowing your a@@es there. Love to see more, go ISI.

 

[Chogy]

Classified data or US's wrongdoings in Afghanistan? everyone knows what your country is doing under the garb of military operations in afghanistan. Taliban,LeT did good by blowing your a@@es there. Love to see more, go ISI.

Cute. If it is a "confessional" book, there are already probably a dozen out there. An author doesn't even need to be accurate. Make a book that creates an evil U.S. image, regardless of the accuracy, and the world will accept it at face value, no questions asked. Like HAARP.

On the other hand, if the book revealed methodologies and names, then those are both in danger; the material is classified, and not for public dissemination.

 

[Hafizzz]

“Dangerous” book destroyed in US​

The Pentagon of the United States has bought and trashed all the 9,500 copies of the book on secret military operations in Afghanistan. It has become the first case when any ministry or department was so anxious to destroy the entire edition of the book. This seems archaic, to say the least, in our informational epoch.

The memoirs, entitled Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan and the Path to Victory, were written by a former military intelligence agent, retired Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer. The book was expected to be released on September 24th, before the Pentagon ordered to destroy all the copies. Anthony Shaffer himself does not think his memoirs disclose any dangerous information, unlike the U.S. military. A Pentagon spokesperson said they could harm national security, after over 200 fragments containing secret information were found in the book, including the description of secret operations, activities of the CIA and the National Security Agency.

Numerous words and whole paragraphs have been sponged out from the original text throughout the book’s 299 pages, substantially reducing its size and making it senseless to print the rest. Lieutenant Colonel Shaffer said that “buying 10,000 books to suppress a story in this digital age is ludicrous”. It is clear that the original story has already leaked into the web, Director General of the Effective Policy Foundation Kirill Tanayev said in an interview with the Voice of Russia.

"Indeed, it is next to impossible to limit the spread of information throughout the Internet, which is true not only for the United States, but also for Russia, Europe and Asia. In compliance with the widely accepted practice, any country, Russia among them, may curb this spread only amid a counter-terrorist operation or ongoing terrorist attacks. In most cases, the military decide what information can be disclosed, which may produce lawlessness."

The American military pledged to pay Antony Shaffer for his work, after people refused to buy the incomplete book. Meanwhile, one of the salesmen at the eBay auction says he is ready to sell the unedited book for $2,000. The number of similar proposals is very likely to increase in the nearest future.

The scandal around Shaffer’s book burst out following the monumental leak of classified Afghan war documents, released by WikiLeaks in July. The Pentagon urged the return of all documents and the destruction of their copies, but the website’s owners not only refused to do this, but are said to be preparing a series of new exposures. Once the information spreads throughout the web, it becomes indestructible, and the countdown has therefore begun for the appearance of the book’s copies.



?Dangerous? book destroyed in US: Voice of Russia

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yup. SO much freedom of information in good old USA.

 

[Jungibaaz]

Awsome! Freedom of MY speech for the win!

 

[CAPTAIN AMERICA]

The CIA is real funny about ex or retired CIA employees writeing books useing classified materials.

 

[Chogy]

yup. SO much freedom of information in good old USA.

This is stupidity - there isn't a single country on earth that allows retired civil servants with security clearances to publish classified data. I could write three sentences, right now, right here, chock-full of classified military yumminess, that would put me in Leavenworth prison for several years. I respect that.

At the same time, I can write

"Obama is a dog. An inept buffoon. I despise what he has done. His international policy could be written by a 4 year old. He is a fool."

and I can go about my day without the slightest worry of some secret police or FBI coming by and "silencing" me.

THAT is what freedom of speech means.

 

[SandsofTime]

"Obama is a dog. An inept buffoon. I despise what he has done. His international policy could be written by a 4 year old. He is a fool."

So basically from what I understand freedom of speech is good for trolling

Anyways, if an officer publishes sensitive information covered by non-disclosure agreements then its breach of trust and prosecutable. On the other hand, anyone who outside of this contract gets hold of info one way or another and publishes it, there should be no "big brother" hands restricting him. Case in point Wikileaks.

 

[PakShaheen79]

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At the same time, I can write

"Obama is a dog. An inept buffoon. I despise what he has done. His international policy could be written by a 4 year old. He is a fool."

and I can go about my day without the slightest worry of some secret police or FBI coming by and "silencing" me.

THAT is what freedom of speech means.

Just change the name Obama with Zardari and you will see we all have been writing this here on forum and in public and in papers.

None has been persecuted for calling Zardari all these names. So i dont see anything boasting about at your end.

If that is freedom of speech than hurra we can be champions as much as you are.