Does anyone actually believe this? Call me skeptical, but would they not just shut down "this" program them redesign it, adjust it a little, call it something different and act as if they were completely honest with the people and continue on doing exactly the same thing under a different name?
“Black briar is a program that we thought showed a lot of promise, but didn’t pan out so we’re shutting it down. This next project Treadstone is something we think really has some legs...”