Stardate 20011010.1116 (On Screen): Condoleezza Rice asks the networks to consider the possibility that there may be secret messages in the video tapes being released by bin Laden. She didn't use the term, but what she's saying is that they may contain
open codes. That's a definite possibility, but I don't think it's really something to be concerned about. There are numerous ways for al Qaeda to communicate to operatives already in place; if this one ceases to work they'll use another (like a telephone call). I don't see this as a reasonable excuse for suppression of information flow. I would prefer for our people to see bin Laden and hear his words, because he is doing a much better job of demonizing himself than we could ever do.
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