boggled mind

You have to wonder what they were tinking, publishing something
like this:

Flight marshal numbers disputed
By Audrey Hudson
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Flight reports by the Federal Air Marshal Service show that federal agents were on less than 10 percent of the nation's flights in December, a number several air marshals say was inflated to make it appear to Congress that commercial air travel is better protected than it is.
"The numbers reported to headquarters come back higher than originally reported and are sometimes upwards of double the number of what is actually flown," an air marshal said. "Everyone knows they are padding the numbers."

Are there any reporters out there who spike stories just because publishing
them would help terrorists with their projects? I can't see why anyone would want
to let the world know our security weaknesses.
Ah well. Just a matter of time before there's an article explaining just where
to kick a cockpit door to take it off it's hinges. And no doubt some reporter
will claim that the public has a right to know where to buy weapons that can
make it through the security check-points. First amendment ya know.