Gotta love the NY Times

[Gonz]

In a massive article in today's paper, the story on how intelligence, bureaucracy & politics played a key role in overestimating saddam's nuclear capability. More of the same blame game but I found this intriguing.

At the C.I.A.'s request, The Times agreed to use only Joe's first name; the agency said publishing his full name could hinder his ability to operate overseas.

Immediately following that paragraph was this one:

Joe graduated from the University of Kentucky in the late 1970's with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, then joined the Goodyear Atomic Corporation, which dispatched him to Oak Ridge, Tenn., a federal complex that specializes in uranium and national security research.

Hmmm, I wonder, could just any tinpot computer geek dictator find out "Joe who" in about say, 3 minutes?

This paper is amazing.