AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: 006--License to lie: "Think Progress reports that a new presidential memo authorizes John Negroponte to authorize companies to lie for national security:

Ordinarily, a company that conceals their transactions and activities from the public would violate securities law. But an presidential memorandum signed by the President on May 5 allows the Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte, to authorize a company to conceal activities related to national security. (See 15 U.S.C. 78m(b)(3)(A))

[http://www.prospect.org/weblog/2006/>TAPPED, Think Progress]"