"WTF" The Acronym For The CIA's Taskforce Investigating WikiLeaks - True Story

[Turborama]

WTF? OMG, LOL CIA Gives WikiLeaks taskforce naughty name

Adam Gabbatt

The CIA has launched a taskforce to assess the impact of 250,000 leaked US diplomatic cables. Its name? WikiLeaks Task Force, or WTF for short.

The group will be charged with scouring the released documents to survey damage caused by the disclosures. One of the most embarrassing revelations was that the US state department had drawn up a list of information it would like on key UN figures – it later emerged the CIA had asked for the information.

"Officially, the panel is called the WikiLeaks Task Force. But at CIA headquarters, it's mainly known by its all-too-apt acronym: WTF," the Washington Post reported.

WTF is more commonly associated with the Facebook and Twitter profiles of teenagers than secret agency committees. Given that its expanded version is usually an expression of extreme disbelief, perhaps the term is apt for the CIA's investigation.

Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/22/cia-wikileaks-taskforce-wtf

(Cross posting from LBN)

[Recursion]

1. Someone once only half-jokingly said that the number of gov't task forces...

...was limited by the number of three-letter acronyms.

[left coaster]

2. WTF? This reminds me of another humorous acronym..

Many years ago, I was watching the TV show, COPS.. the evening's episode took place in, I believe it was, Cleveland.. the city had just begun a new program within the police force, designed to cater specifically to domestic calls.. the officers on the new team had extra training in dealing with domestic disputes, violence, etc.. it was actually a pretty good idea, I thought.. then the officers of the new task force showed the camera crew one of their new police cruisers.. emblazoned on the side of the car door, was the acronym of the Fast Action Response Team.. or, F.A.R.T.