Post 9/11 buildup has left us with more info than we can handle
(NEWSER) - In the wake of 9/11, the US has built an unspeakably massive top-secret counter-terrorism apparatus that appears to be riddled with waste, according to a major investigative piece that some 20 journalists spent nearly two years working on for the Washington Post . The paper found that 1,271 government organizations, and another 1,931 private ones are working on homeland security, intelligence, and counter-terrorism. A whopping 854,000 people—1.5 times the population of Washington—have “top-secret” security clearance, including everyone from phone operators to janitors. More»
