Defeat of Graham-Lieberman and the ongoing war on transparency

Salon by Glenn Greenwald | Jun. 9, 2009 (Opinion)

the Graham-Lieberman amendment -- which Obama supports -- is nothing but a pure manifestation of the Bush mentality, as its core premise is that we can't remain Safe unless we abandon our decades-old legal framework governing transparency. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is more than 40 years old. It vests the Government with extremely broad secrecy powers, especially in the national security realm. Still, two federal courts -- one district court ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Politics, U.S.
Topics: Torture, Obama Administration, Bush Administration, Law
Member Tags: Government Secrecy
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jun 9, 2009 - 11:26 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review), Fred Gatlin (review), Randy Morrow (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jun 9, 2009 - 11:26 AM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 9, 2009

A clear and compelling opinion on secrecy that keeps the people from knowing what their government is doing.

These arguments for suppressing torture photos and other evidence of government abuses are grounded in the worst aspects of the Bush/Cheney mindset. More »

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 by Fred Gatlin - Jun. 9, 2009

This is an example of the press out of control. Do you really believe that having these photos splashed over the press world wide enlightens us or simply adds money to the lazy press?

The press wants these photos but fails to write about important issues. They seem to think that withholding anything from the press is in and of ... More »

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 by Randy Morrow - Jun. 10, 2009

How can it possibly be that, on the one hand, there’s nothing new or revealing about these photos — nothing we need to see; just move along — yet, on the ... More »

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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Jun. 9, 2009
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