abstract:Hidden text is computer text that is displayed in such a way as to be invisible or unreadable. Hidden text is most commonly achieved by setting the font color to the same color as the background, rendering the text invisible unless the user highlights it.
Administration officials justify the secrecy on national security grounds, but senators from both parties who have read the hiddentext say that up to 95 percent of it was to prevent diplomatic unpleasantness or perhaps cover up the relations between Saudi financiers of al Qaeda and American businessmen or politicians.