(cue 50's film strip music)
Cliche: "closing the barn door after the horse escapes"
Definition: taking preventative action only after the thing to be prevented has happened.
Example: This Classified Pentagon E-mail leaked to Time about the Taguba Report on Prison Abuse
From: Information Services Customer Liaison, ISD
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 12:45 PM
To: MLA dd - USD(I) - ALL; MLA dd - NII ALL
Subject: URGENT IT BULLETIN: Tugabe Report (FOUO)
Importance: HighFOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
AUDIENCE
All ISD CustomersSUMMARY
Fox News and other media outlets are distributing the Tugabe report (spelling is approximate for reasons which will become obvious momentarily). Someone has given the news media classified information and they are distributing it. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT IS CLASSIFIED. ALL ISD CUSTOMERS SHOULD:1) NOT GO TO FOX NEWS TO READ OR OBTAIN A COPY
2) NOT comment on this to anyone, friends, family etc.
3) NOT delete the file if you receive it via e-mail, but
4) CALL THE ISD HELPDESK AT 602-2627 IMMEDIATELYThis leakage will be investigated for criminal prosecution. If you don't have the document and have never had legitimate access, please do not complicate the investigative processes by seeking information. Again, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT IS CLASSIFIED; DO NOT GO TO FOX NEWS TO READ OR OBTAIN A COPY.
ASSISTANCE
If you have any questions, please contact the ISD Helpdesk at 703-602-2627 or via email at isdhelpdesk@osd.mil.Thank you for your cooperation.
INFORMATION SERVICES DIRECTORATE
Via LawMeme.
Posted by Thief at May 12, 2004 01:19 PM