Top Secret: CIA explains its Wikipedia-like national security project


	Top Secret: CIA explains its Wikipedia-like national security project

Silkweaver

6-14-2008 8:59 AM

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web 2.0, wiki

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6-15-2008 9:13 AM

shandora

And the next Bond film will be:
"You only click twice"

6-15-2008 2:13 PM

Silkweaver

I have a few more:

"The web is not enough"
"Click and let die"
"Gold-finger" (!)
"A site to a kill"

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