Lifelong secrecy vow gags thousands of federal officials, records show (Canada)

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Source: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - More than 12,000 current and former federal intelligence officials must take the secrets of their most sensitive work to the grave, newly obtained records show.

The number of people "permanently bound to secrecy" is more than double the figure expected in 2003 when the government began putting the provisions in place after the 9-11 terrorist attacks.

The Security of Information Act — quickly passed following the dramatic assaults on the United States in September 2001 — updated several elements of Canada's antiquated legal regime covering classified information.

The secrecy law forbids discussion of "special operational information" including past and current confidential sources, targets of intelligence operations, names of spies, military attack plans, and encryption or other means of protecting information.

Read more: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/lifelong-secrecy-vow-gags-thousands-federal-officials-records-20110118-122508-915.html

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[RandomThoughts]

1. Heard about that, I am not under such restrictions.

And neither are people if they don't want to be.

Alien Apocalypse - Trailer
http://www.in.com/videos/watchvideo-alien-apocalypse-2005-9446439.html


(Aliens are a metaphor)


Although a really good movie, although you have to remove the violence and concepts of fighting from it. One of my favorites in that genre.


'Would' you be silent or speak up if you saw something wrong?

[DMJY]

2. good

hehe,it is so good,I heard about it before,now it is becom true.

[xchrom]

3. Oy. Nt