"Even if this was a 'need to know' basis, where people only knew part of the story, this would still mean there would be thousands of people who know what is going on, and there is no way I would believe that all these people could be silenced for years and years."
Yes, this is the main reason I'm not worrying about it, or researching so much. All these so called "facts" can be fixed to fit agendas on both sides.