any time an empty suit gets in front of a camera and speaks of 'national security' in this vein i know we've got another lying bozo which hornberger explores here;

President Trump’s attempt to suppress publication of a new book by his former national-security advisor John Bolton has, not surprisingly, raised First Amendment issues. But there is another issue that everyone ignores: the “national security” argument that Trump is using to justify his attempt to suppress the book.

Trump is alleging that the publication of Bolton’s book will endanger “national security.” But Bolton’s book has already been published. There are people who have already read it. There are reviews of the book being published.

That means that the things in the book that Trump asserts are going to threaten “national security” are already out there in the public domain. Presumably, the U.S. national-security establishment’s official “adversaries,” “enemies,” “rivals,” and “opponents” are aware of them.

So, has the United States fallen into the ocean? Has the federal government been taken over by the Reds, the terrorists, the Muslims, Iran, China, Russia, North Korea, ISIS, al-Qaeda, Iran, Syria, or any other foreign force? Are there foreign invading armies landing on the shores of the East Coast, West Coast, or southern or northern borders of the United States?

Actually, none of the above. So, what does a threat to “national security” actually mean?.........read more.........