Obama’s disappointing secrecy
Cato Institute
by Benjamin H. Friedman
07/22/09
The Obama administration promised an ‘unprecedented level of openness in government.’ The White House website says that citizens have a right to know what their government is doing and that accountability makes government more effective. That’s absolutely right. In some areas, such as the liberalization of policy on Freedom of Information Act requests, the administration has embraced this principle. Disappointingly though, the administration’s commitment to openness and accountability does not extend to intelligence activities...
https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=10374
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=accountability
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=secrecy
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=what+change
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Benjamin+H.+Friedman
by Benjamin H. Friedman
07/22/09
The Obama administration promised an ‘unprecedented level of openness in government.’ The White House website says that citizens have a right to know what their government is doing and that accountability makes government more effective. That’s absolutely right. In some areas, such as the liberalization of policy on Freedom of Information Act requests, the administration has embraced this principle. Disappointingly though, the administration’s commitment to openness and accountability does not extend to intelligence activities...
https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=10374
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=accountability
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=secrecy
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=what+change
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Benjamin+H.+Friedman
rudkla - 23. Jul, 09:53
