Squirrel,
yes mate <g>
I think the point is that while we were all in, we were privvy to varying levels of info (I was specially cleared to read, but not produce, 'Secret Squirrell Bolleaux', for example, but if I told you that I'd have to incinerate you*)
At the time we probably thought, off and on, 'this is in the papers for goodness sake', but the fact remains that it was classified and, for many of us, what we saw is still classified... and pointing out that 'everyone knows that' is probably not going to wash as a defence. No point in banging on about how professional we all are/were only to transgress by colouring up a war story or two on a BBS.
Happy New Year,
Dave
*You can tell I'm a real cold war Squirrel warrior, I didn't say shred