Washington (CNN) — The Department of Defense recently purchased and destroyed thousands of copies of an Army Reserve officer’s memoir in an effort to safeguard state secrets, a spokeswoman said Saturday…
…at least one seller on the online auction site eBay claiming to have a first-edition printing is selling it for an asking price of nearly $2,000…
(From CNN US news, September 25th)
My comment? The Pentagon has never heard of the digital age. And can anyone persuade them to take a dislike to my books too?
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Trouble is you don't have access to secrets – oh well. Yes, it is a bit silly in these days of electronic communications.