Operation Fool The People

January, 2005

For years the federal government has relied on unusual code words to conceal its adventures. The forthcoming book Code Names (Steerforth) blows the cover off cloak-and-dagger nomenclature. Much of the accumulated mystery surrounding government programs serves to divert public debate and congressional oversight. Below is an exercise in transparency--consider it the ABCs of secret codes. These encrypted programs hint at what goes on beneath the surface in the world of warfare and espionage. Breaki...