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...Even so, leaking is indeed a classic tool in the hardscrabble world of Washington politics. Congressmen, who are generally given only the outlines of a covert operation, occasionally hint their opposition to a secret activity without actually exposing it. Intelligence officials, on the other hand, leak for a wider variety of motives: to support or reshape an operation (such as assistance to the Afghan guerrillas), sometimes to score points or advance their political position...
...sensitive technology that enables submarines to move more quietly underwater and thus escape detection. Under the terms of the Senate ban, which was passed as an amendment to a pending omnibus trade bill, the Federal Government is required to seek financial compensation from Toshiba and Kongsberg for the technology leak. Some Congressmen estimate that it could cost the U.S. up to $30 billion to bolster its defenses in the wake of the caper...
...water just 16 ft. from the Neckar. Then a corvette struck the German craft with eight 30-mm shells, setting her stern gun turret afire and punching a hole in her hull beneath the waterline. Three crewmen were injured. After the fire was put out and the leak plugged, the Neckar limped into its home port of Kiel. To prevent damage to NATO-Warsaw Pact relations, Bonn described the attack as an accident, perhaps caused by the poor aim of Polish gunners. Warsaw began an investigation into the occurrence...
...testifying until he had the advantage of knowing what would be said by his former boss, ex- National Security Adviser John Poindexter, who is due up as a witness early next month? Or could North's testimony be so explosive that he would not risk exposing it to a leak from the private sessions? Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh is not expected to start legal action against North before his congressional appearance. Could the refusal to testify be an attempt to pressure Walsh into indicting him -- thus providing North with a solid argument against the jeopardy of giving any testimony before...
Unfortunately, the lack of glasnost evident in this episode permeates the whole corporate structure of HRE, the University's in-house property management firm. Even when information does leak out about Harvard's real estate plans in Cambridge, University officials skirt the issues. Take the case of Harvard's recent bid on the DeWolfe St. property about to be put for lease by St. Paul's Church. While Harvard's $4 million offer appeared to provide for the low-income housing, the University in fact asked the church to fund the project. Harvard said it would automatically deduct $1 million...