Gulf of Tonkin was a lie, too

In case you missed it, a government report has been withheld which confirms what is already pretty public knowledge that the events surrounding the Gulf of Tonkin attacks were misrepresented.

The National Security Agency has kept secret since 2001 a finding by an agency historian that NSA officers deliberately distorted critical intelligence during the Tonkin Gulf episode that helped precipitate the Vietnam War, according to two people familiar with the historian's work. .....

Asked about Hanyok's research, an NSA spokesman said the agency intended to release the material late next month. The release has been "delayed," said Don Weber, the spokesman, "in an effort to be consistent with our preferred practice of providing the public a more contextual perspective."

Now, if only we can figure out what happened to the Maine.