Re: Ask me no secrets and I'll tell you no lies
Rumsfeld is walking a dangerous tightrope there.
If a journalist gets too close to a truth that the military would rather people did not know about does he tell them the truth or just say "No comment".
Can we then look for "No comment"s as being close to affirmations?
A little disinformation during military operations never hurt nobody - except perhaps the enemy.
On the other hand, the reporters also have an obligation to distinguish between information that should be broadcast and that which shouldn't (particularly during c-span live coverage :-) )