Drastikmesurz,
 Although I welcome any responses from all points of view, I'm certainly not going waste my time in defending my own credibility in regards as to whether or not it was a truthful story. That's not the concern of my response over yours. After all, this is a free country. You believe what you want.  

 I will say, however, in response to your post, the questions in relation to my application were not the same type of questions on the polygraph examination. That goes for most applications in the private sector as well as in any law enforcement screening process. For example, the job application was more or less a typical generic job/background form. That was just one stage of the hiring process to try and get the job.

 The real grilling questions came later on the pre-polygraph questionaire. Read my post again, the seventh paragraph explains that. I also suggest you reread paragraphs fifteen, sixteen and nineteen, as I clearly point out where and why I decided to lie.

 As for any past criminal wrongdoing: Again, I suggest you reread my post, as I have nothing in my background which would preclude me from obtaining a high level security position of this nature.

 And to fully answer your question, yes, I did choose to lie, for the obvious reasons I explained in my original post. Obviously not on all of the pre-polygraph questions, but to be more specific, on what I consider to be some of the less relevent concerns. Read the first paragraph again, where I make reference to, and discourage anyone with a criminal past or with criminal intent from learning my applied technique.

 Oh, and forgive me if I sound somewhat facitious, but you suggested I perhaps had "one dumb unqualified (polygraph) examiner" when being polygraphed? Well, without the risk of sounding somewhat arrogant, again, I ask that you read over paragraph seventeen, as I explain why I feel I was superior to his level of expertise in law enforcement in comparison to mine.  

 But do you want to know what the real irony was about my original post?.......I didn't get the job. I was passed over for someone whom they said was "more qualified for the position." Nevertheless, it was a learning experience and well worth the effort put forth. I have gained greater confidence in dealing with polygraph issues thanks to the proprietors of this site.

 Regards,

 Mike_C.