Comments on: Blabbing opinions about your CIA bosses is dumb http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/21/blabbing-opinions-about-your-cia-bosses-is-dumb/ Spam, Security, Privacy, Spyware, Phishing & Viruses from the Front Lines. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Angie http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/21/blabbing-opinions-about-your-cia-bosses-is-dumb/#comment-1222 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:00:07 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/21/blabbing-opinions-about-your-cia-bosses-is-dumb/#comment-1222 Hi Al. I think you may have read too much between <i>my</i> lines. Nevertheless, you found your way to the essence of my point. People with top secret clearances should not be the final arbiter of what's discussable and what's not. Like you, they should keep their mouths shut... <b>especially</b> when they happen to be a contract worker, if only because they are more easily terminated. Dumb, dumb, dumb. A top secret person who needs to vent <b>for whatever reason</b> should find a less sensitive line of work. Hi Al.
I think you may have read too much between my lines.

Nevertheless, you found your way to the essence of my point. People with top secret clearances should not be the final arbiter of what’s discussable and what’s not.

Like you, they should keep their mouths shut… especially when they happen to be a contract worker, if only because they are more easily terminated.

Dumb, dumb, dumb.

A top secret person who needs to vent for whatever reason should find a less sensitive line of work.

]]> by: Al http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/21/blabbing-opinions-about-your-cia-bosses-is-dumb/#comment-1220 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:23:37 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/21/blabbing-opinions-about-your-cia-bosses-is-dumb/#comment-1220 You might want to read the article again. Her blog was classified, and the only ones who read it, had the same access or higher than she did. She was fired because she seemed to criticize her boss' boss. Yes they did imply she had inside knowledge and therefore possible access to Top Secret info above her clearance (which she pretty much stated she did), but only a conveniently short sighted person cannot see the reality of the situation. In my job I have seen a few memos that were above my level, admittedly I kept my mouth shut, and my boss respected that, but again, in this instance I don't see that as the deal breaker. In short, you can complain about the food, but it is best to consider your bosses are Gods and all they do is mana from heaven, lest you will find yourself on a cold street corner. anonymouse al, squeak! You might want to read the article again. Her blog was classified, and the only ones who read it, had the same access or higher than she did.

She was fired because she seemed to criticize her boss’ boss.

Yes they did imply she had inside knowledge and therefore possible access to Top Secret info above her clearance (which she pretty much stated she did), but only a conveniently short sighted person cannot see the reality of the situation. In my job I have seen a few memos that were above my level, admittedly I kept my mouth shut, and my boss respected that, but again, in this instance I don’t see that as the deal breaker.

In short, you can complain about the food, but it is best to consider your bosses are Gods and all they do is mana from heaven, lest you will find yourself on a cold street corner.

anonymouse al, squeak!

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