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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 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.

…and perhaps the Obama mindset.

Seeing the evidence of exactly what the Government did, who did it and what was done about it — and not allowing the Government to keep its actions secret except in the narrowest of circumstances — is critically important in its own right. That is the foundation of open government.

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