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Thursday, December 23, 2010

This is another one that is too stupid to not be true.

Some months ago I had to call a branch of my department's Burglary division in reference to a suspect on a check fraud case. I was referred to Special Theft Division, aka STD.

Yes, Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Not to be outdone, in rides the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to the rescue.

WTF? OMG, LOL! CIA gives WikiLeaks taskforce naughty name | World news | The Guardian

US spy agency forms taskforce to assess fallout from 250,000 leaked US cables

The CIA has formed a WTF unit to deal with any fallout from the WikiLeaks disclosures.

The CIA has launched a taskforce to assess the impact of 250,000 leaked US diplomatic cables. Its name? WikiLeaks Task Force, or WTF for short.

The group will scour the released documents to survey damage caused by the disclosures. One of the most embarrassing revelations was that the US state department had drawn up a list of information it would like on key UN figures – it later emerged the CIA had asked for the information.

"Officially, the panel is called the WikiLeaks Task Force. But at CIA headquarters, it's mainly known by its all-too-apt acronym: WTF," the Washington Post reported.

WTF is more commonly associated with the Facebook and Twitter profiles of teenagers than secret agency committees. Given that its expanded version is usually an expression of extreme disbelief, perhaps the term is apt for the CIA's investigation...


Extreme disbelief...yes, that goes with Military Intelligence

Again, too stupid to not be true.

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