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Friday, October 1, 2010
How Not to Censor a Book: Pentagon Makes a Best Seller
On Sept. 20, the U.S. Department of Defense oversaw the systematic destruction of 9,500 copies of Lieut. Colonel Anthony Shaffer's Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan — and the Path to Victory, his account of a six-month stint as a "black ops" officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in Afghanistan. The Pentagon said it was the first time it has ever destroyed a printed book because it contained classified information — but it may not have been in time to keep the secrets from circulating. The U.S. government purchased the entire print run of the book from St. Martin's Press for $47,000 a few weeks before its scheduled release.......
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Excellent read. Kept me locked and loaded. Well written. Even the stupid redacts didn't keep me from reading what this brave soldier did for our country. I applaud Lt Col Shaffer for his courage and for writing about this adventure. I got to live it with him from the safety of my living room. Those who criticize his effort should try doing what he did.
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