"Bush administration has been secretly monitoring Iranian airspace for nearly a year for signs of nuclear weapons... according to three U.S. officials with detailed knowledge of the secret effort."
One official was quoted as saying, "When I promised to not divulge US military secrets, I had my fingers crossed. The cat was out of the bag anyway..."
I agree it's completely irresponsible to print things like this, John, but honestly: how many people thought that we weren't closely monitoring Iran's nuclear program? This story is really the Queen Bee of the Post wiggling her butt to notify the rest of the hive that they need to start buzzing about "THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S HEADLONG RUSH TO WAR AGAINST IRAN!!!!!!!"
What happened to it? It went out of fashion in the 60s. Like a lot of other things.
It's been updated. As we say in the computer biz, loose bits sink chips.