shiverin' under the long, icy reach where law used to be

when, having read the entirety of the sentence beginning "It is safe to say that...," in a 2005 document stamped "SECRET//NOFORN//MR" and bearing instructions that it is not to be declassified for another sixteen years, i am at last confronted with the chilling effect of the icy reach of that most transparent administration ever: is it safe to say it, or is it secret, subject to national security censure (e.g., the headbag and gastric tube treatment)?

lets find out:

CRISSCROSS has been
the deciding factor in
every rendition.

other leaked documents supporting the Intercept's Aug. 25 report on the government's "IC Reach" program, while somewhat dated, warrant a careful read, and yield troubling haiku, too.

2004:

all information
associated with but
excluding content

2006:

partner data need
not be minimized before
adding to system

each signatory
ensures minimization
per its own mandate

2007:

NSA will share
800+ billion
records with clients

a one-stop shopping
tool for consolidated
metadata needs

2008:

provide data to
law enforcement under the
"tech support" mission

these excerpts from what seems to be a draft report on a multi-agency conference purportedly on metadata policy leave me wanting to read such reports on more recent conferences.

and also wanting to jump.

because it's all so wicked-a-wicked-a-wicked-a-whack!