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from Chapter One: War is Peace: The Zen Master Poet

The Unknown

As we know,
There are known knowns.
There are things we know we know.
We also know
There are known unknowns.
That is to say
We know there are some things
We do not know.
But there are also unknown unknowns,
The ones we don't know we don't know.

Feb. 12, 2002, Department of Defense news briefing

Needless to Say

Needless to say,
The president is correct.
Whatever it was he said.

Feb. 28, 2003, Department of Defense briefing

Muscles

Abu Zubaydah.
He had holes in him.
And he had some infections.
And he was not in great shape,
And he obviously talked
When people asked him questions.
And he said this, that and the other thing.
Has he started to give any intelligence?
I would assume so,
But anything useful?
It's not clear yet.
And I don't know that I want
To get into daily reports on it.
But his health is improving.
Now why don't the rest of you people
Go do pushups like this guy?
Look at those muscles!
He's got muscles in places
I don't even have places.
Look at him!

April 12, 2002, stakeout at the Pentagon

Copyright © 2003 by Hart Seely