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�The black guys��those in the Pentagon�s secret program��say we�ve got to accept the prosecution. They�re vaccinated from the reality.� The sap is still active, and �the United States is picking up guys for interrogation. The question is, how do they protect the quick-reaction force without blowing its cover?� The program was protected by the fact that no one on the outside was allowed to know of its existence. �If you even give a hint that you�re aware of a black program that you�re not read into, you lose your clearances,� the former official said. �Nobody will talk. So the only people left to prosecute are those who are undefended�the poor kids at the end of the food chain.�
Seymour Hersh/NYer May.16.04
