Inside the Black Budget
Posted by Anders den april 3, 2008
William J. Broad, The New York Times/Truthout.org: Inside the Black Budget
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“It’s a fresh approach to secret government,” Steven Aftergood . . . said in an interview. “It shows that these secret programs have their own culture, vocabulary and even sense of humor.”
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Each year, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments . . . publishes an update on the Pentagon’s classified budget. It says the money began to soar after the two events of Mr. Bush’s coming into office and terrorists’ 9/11 attacks.
What sparked his interest, Mr. Paglen recalled, were Vice President Dick Cheney’s remarks as the Pentagon and World Trade Center smoldered. On “Meet the Press,” he said the nation would engage its “dark side” to find the attackers and justice. “We’ve got to spend time in the shadows,” Mr. Cheney said. “It’s going to be vital for us to use any means at our disposal, basically, to achieve our objective.” (Emphasis added)
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