Names Will Never Hurt Me

January 28, 2005

In a new book, called “Code Names,” William Arkin discloses and explains some three thousand military code names, many of them still classified. These are secret names for secret programs and plans, related to weapons agreements with foreign nations, undercover counter insurgency units, or when and how to use American troops on American soil. Brooke speaks with Arkin about which secrets are safe to tell. Artist: Duke Ellington, Track: Fleurette, Album: Afric


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