Department of Whose Defense?

Documents Reveal Scope of U.S. Database on Antiwar Protests — The Defense Department acknowledged last year that its analysts had maintained records on war protests in an internal database past the 90 days its guidelines allowed, and even after it was determined there was no threat. — [furrows brow] . . . Uhhmm . . . [crinkles eyes] . . . Excuse me . . . Did you say, “Defense Department?” —