Who's to blame for Air Force One security flub?

Two San Francisco Chronicle articles about the Web posting of sensitive--but not classified--security details on Air Force One have stirred up some strong reaction among bloggers.

The "technical order," for emergency rescue crews was posted on a public Web site and includes "details about the plane's anti-missile system, the location of Secret Service personnel within the aircraft and information on other vulnerabilities" terrorists could use, a story said Monday.

It took more than a week for officials to take down the information after The Chronicle first brought it to their attention, the story said, which is only fueling blogger criticism of the administration's role in the mishap.

Others, however, are scolding the paper for publishing such sensitive information, even though the actual Web site address wasn't included in either of the two stories.

Others still, are calling the whole thing a non-story and say the information wasn't so critical and could be found elsewhere.

Blog community response:

The Chronicle "all but gave the URL and urged people to get it! I won't disclose how I did it but when I used the proper search string it was the 3rd hit. I find it hard to believe the Chronicle did not realize they were jeopardizing Presidential security for years to come. You know the old line about rights coming with responsibilities. I think the San Francisco Chronicle was totally irresponsible."
--Wizbang

"And people wonder how terrorist are so smart these days and how they are getting more sophisticated with time. Often times, it looks like we're doing such a mediocre job protecting sensitive government information. We're most likely feeding them with information without even realizing it. Oh let's see, we probably have higher priorities like listening on phone conversations and enforcing the Patriot Act while we make it look like we're dealing with the problem (immigration)."
--My World...by Joker

"First off, the info that was posted wasn't even that important. From examining the blueprints, I could have gotten around the same tactical info from watching Air Force One or playing Perfect Dark"
--Zan.thri.a

"Such information would facilitate a successful attack on the President. And it was public. And, amazingly, it was still online days after The Chronicle informed the Secret Service of its existence. If the President can??t make sure his people are able to guard his safety, how can we expect his government to guard ours?"
--The Bait and Switch President