Young authors embrace the thought process

That’s reassuring.
(from a review of three novels in the L.A. Times)

Someone (allegedly) threw out top-secret designs for the World Trade Center in a garbage can on the corner of Sullivan and Houston Streets in New York City.

They were found by a homeless guy.

I am speechless.

Via the New York Post:

Two sets of confidential blueprints for the planned Freedom Tower, which is set to rise at Ground Zero, were carelessly dumped in a city garbage can on the corner of West Houston and Sullivan streets, The Post has learned.

Experts said the detailed, floor-by-floor schematics contain enough detail for terrorists to plot a devastating attack.

“Secure Document - Confidential,” warns the title page on each of the two copies of the 150-page schematic that a homeless, recovering drug addict discovered in the public trash can.

“Any time a sensitive document is unintentionally left behind, it’s a treasure trove for a potential adversary,” aid Robert Strang, CEO of Investigative Management Group, a global security firm. “It enables them to look for vulnerabilities in design that they can target - an age-old military tactic.”

Informed of what the homeless man, Mike Fleming, had found, shocked Port Authority officials called it an egregious security lapse.

“Violating these protocols is cause for serious disciplinary action - up to termination for employees and breach of contract and legal action for contractors,” said Candace McAdams, PA director of media relations.

One of the identical sets was missing the first 14 pages, which is particularly alarming.