Known Searches

June 7, 2006 4:07 PM

The CIA is publishing their top 25 searched-for phraseson the CIA's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) site. Looks like people are still spooked by UFOs, the Soviet Menace, and JFK. I guess some people think that it could still happen here.
posted by mathowie (12 comments total)

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WTF? Their computers must be even shittier than the FBI's.
posted by nakedcodemonkey at 4:13 PM on June 7, 2006

Most of these I searches I can understand

soviet analysis: 1647
ufo: 1066
iran: 690
cuba: 652
south africa: 457
assassination: 400
brazil: 367

Brazil?

What's with Brazil?

And what's with "pbsuccess: 212"?
posted by Jos Bleau at 4:17 PM on June 7, 2006

PBSUCCESS, Jos
posted by matthewr at 4:20 PM on June 7, 2006 [1 favorite]

Thanks!
posted by Jos Bleau at 4:25 PM on June 7, 2006

The CIA installed a military dictatorship in Brazil, or so some believe.
posted by pg at 4:43 PM on June 7, 2006

Then they converted their main export to transsexuals to satisfy the desires of top CIA personnel. Win win situation.
posted by IronLizard at 4:54 PM on June 7, 2006

France. Hahaha.
posted by fire&wings at 5:46 PM on June 7, 2006

Quick everybody do a search on the CIA site for "Paris Hilton" once every hour.
posted by wigu at 6:43 PM on June 7, 2006

And I thought pbsuccess was going to involve condiment change not regime change.
posted by drezdn at 7:07 PM on June 7, 2006

What is with "soviet analysis" trumping "soviet" by an order of magnitude? Why no "cuba analysis" or "iran analysis"?
posted by chef_boyardee at 7:12 PM on June 7, 2006

What's with Brazil?

Hot soccer/football babes. Wait 'till next Tuesday or so.
posted by Cyrano at 8:30 PM on June 7, 2006

Well, at least they did not forget Poland..
posted by c13 at 9:19 PM on June 7, 2006