wrote on Aug 21^st, 2002 at 7:17pm:

The identity of the organization is not secret, but neither is it to be bandied about.  There are a number of foreign intelligence services which wish to keep abreast of which test formats are used by specific U.S. agencies.  The less they know, the harder it is for them to penetrate those agencies.

I see.

Was this a signed formal agreement of non-disclosure concerning the R/I interrogation format? If so, I'm having difficulty understanding your sudden announcement and recalcitrance to comment considering you've posted here semi-regularly for quite some time, this past year included. You've even originated threads of discussion centering on the R/I format.

Perhaps your non-disclosure agreement was carefully crafted so that you are allowed to make gratuitous assertions concerning polygraphy and the R/I format, but may hide behind the cloak of 'government security' when asked to clarify/support/prove your assertions? Regardless, it's a puzzling turn of events when contrasted with your previous statements such as:


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Now this is exactly the type of discussion I had hoped for, on a topic dear to my heart.  I will give you my views in the coming days and weeks, but wish to clear up some of the back log first.

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my next substantive postings on AntiPolygraph will probably be discussing the scientific research supporting the accuracy of the polygraph

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I will get to all of your questions in time; typically one post per day.  See you tomorrow!