"Not every solution to an issue is visible to the general public," said Burnell, the NRC spokesman, who added that the agency cannot discuss information that was officially redacted from Perkins's report.
Homeland Security officials say they cannot discuss all that is being done.
"I cannot discuss anything that concerns what scenarios the staff considers credible," said Lisa B. Clark, the lawyer for the commission staff.
In fact, some delay is inherently necessary when using any future-referring expression given that you cannot discuss an action that will happen in the future while it is happening.
But as a judge in an ongoing case, he cannot discuss the decision that makes him such a pivotal figure in Vermont now: His court's ruling in December that gay couples were victims of unconstitutional discrimination.
But both the board and the state attorney general's office, which is defending the lawsuit, say they cannot discuss the cases that have been delayed because the matter is in litigation.
"You will understand that I cannot discuss the intelligence information that led us to decide that a rescue operation was the best choice," Cameron said.
