I’m all for exposing government wrongdoing, corruption and ineptitude, but this doesn’t qualify. Part of the securit of the Air Marshal system was that the enemy not only didn’t know whether there’s an air marshal on board, he didn’t know the chances of having one on board. Now he does and can calculate his odds appropriately.
Jail time.
Unless the number is a lot higher and this was a purposeful leak. Talk about sly misdirection. Or do I credit the government with too much intelligence?
Yes, you’re crediting them with too much intelligence. Sometimes they just get lucky.