Re: Serving in Silence: NSA's Fallen Comrades

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

> http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A85758-2001May27.html
>
> By Vernon Loeb
> Washington Post Staff Writer
> Monday, May 28, 2001; Page A21 
>
> Sixteen days before the Korean War ended in July 1953, Army Pvt. Jay
> Stoner died from a shrapnel wound after crawling onto a battlefield
> amid heavy shelling to fix a communications line.

I would hazard a guess that this material is from the recently released
book 'Body of Secrets' by James Bamford. He is well known for his previous
book on the NSA titled 'The Puzzle Palace'. If you are interested in the
NSA and their history, the book is a fascinating read. I'd encourage
everyone to check it out over articles like this. Just doesn't do the
story justice, especially in the case of the USS Liberty. 



Review of the book by Bruce Schneier
http://www.salon.com/books/review/2001/04/25/nsa/

'Body of Secrets' on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0385499078/insekurityorgA/


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