Standoff Gambit

"Its the leaks, the damn leaks." He was hopping mad. Their sophisticated hinting mechanism was eroding decades of work in mere weeks or months. The takedowns are quickening. The game no longer for the faint of heart.

Real-Time Pattern Recognition

"He could see the press release in his minds eye, 'Retirement to spend more time with the family.' Code for we are going to kick you aside knowing you have nearly as much on us as we on you."

"I don't think I have heard the name, Binney before."

"And will we be hearing more?"

Public disclosures can have less than full public targets as well. No doubt, this is the case here. When did the average Joe become aware of so much? Not long ago, I suspect. Net access is cheap.

© 2012 Buzz Hill