feel a bit of bullet-proof to the economic downturn. top-secret america is doing very well today, and because it s doing very well, one has to ask the question whether or not we should rely upon the very people who are profiting from this to also tell us what the problem is. so they are in charge of both saying this is the threat, and at the same time they are in charge of deciding what needs to be done in response to it. to me, that s a bit of a corrupt system. so it s a bit like the three stooge rat catcher episode where the three stooges are rat catchers a and to drum up business they knock door to door and tell people there are rats in their basement. i need that we need to take a really hard look at what government has done in the national security field since 9/11. and if secrecy is the biggest impediment to adequate and effective oversight of our national security, then i think