Maybe it was all just an elaborate prank played on the luminaries of the military-industrial-media complex. The first time Henry Kissinger, Rupert Murdoch, and their ilk experienced any sort of even the mildest of comeuppances.
I've never read about any organization larger than zero people that didn't seem hopelessly corrupt, bureaucratic, toxic, or dysfunctional. Things do occasionally get done, though.
This is why I love the Mac. Even obscure apps have a beautiful interface and easy to use web site. I know this is incendiary, but I must say it: on Windows, this app's site would have seven giant, fake download buttons, the actual download would play an ad, and the app would look like something from a fever dream.
Microsoft has been unbelievably successful, and yet intrinsic to their history is being behind the curve in both vision and execution. There’s probably a lesson in that.