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Hewlett-Packard's pretext for lying
Continue reading… 0 CommentsHas Donald Rumsfeld been running Hewlett-Packard? The unfolding boardroom scandal at the tech giant sounds like one of the Pentagon brawls between the autocratic defense secretary and his equally hard-nosed generals: There's a big dispute over strategy. A dissident unhappy with the organization's decisions leaks his gripes to the press. That triggers a witch hunt, complete with shady tactics that raise tensions to the boiling point. The ensuing protest resignation of a senior official is papered over with world-class euphemisms and obfuscation.
