Then:
"By coincidence, on the very day when this secret "October Estimate" of WPD was circulated among War Department officials, isolationists made known their own suspicions of the course of events.
To cope with this rumor the Chief of Staff issued a corrective statement affirming categorically: "There is no foundation whatsoever for the allegation or rumor that we are preparing troops for a possible expedition to Africa or other critical areas outside this hemisphere." Three weeks later, without preliminaries, certain newspapers printed an article questioning the accuracy of General Marshall's denial, and recording in some detail the Army's formulation of a program for American participation in the war on Germany.[77 Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec 41, and affiliated newspapers.]
The reference was unmistakably to the highly secret Victory Program and its accompanying strategic estimate, and there was concern in the Department both over public references to that document and over the imputation against General Marshall.
The gravity of the matter was obvious, although just how vital was military security was less apparent to the layman on 5 December than it was two days later. "
Now:
Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak By Toni Locy - Associated Press Writer - Published December 30, 2005, 6:54 PM CST - Washington - The Justice Department has opened another investigation into leaks of classified information, this time to determine who divulged the existence of President Bush's secret domestic spying program.
[Another Day of Infamy to follow?]
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