Comments on: President Obama Declares “A New Era of Openness” http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/01/a_new_era.html Secrecy News from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:45:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Joe http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/01/a_new_era.html/comment-page-1#comment-5460 Joe Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:20:21 +0000 http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/?p=2224#comment-5460 I echo the prior commentor. It's hard to square the Obama's administration's state desire for an open government and their continued support for Bush WH blanket claims of State Secrets in various ongoing lawsuits. http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/02/12/state_secrets/ When Obama promised us transparency, I didn't expect it be a half measure once he got into office. I echo the prior commentor. It’s hard to square the Obama’s administration’s state desire for an open government and their continued support for Bush WH blanket claims of State Secrets in various ongoing lawsuits.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/02/12/state_secrets/

When Obama promised us transparency, I didn’t expect it be a half measure once he got into office.

]]> By: FOIA http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/01/a_new_era.html/comment-page-1#comment-2601 FOIA Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:36:54 +0000 http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/?p=2224#comment-2601 One can only hope the Obama Administration's commitment to transparency and openness will apply to the State Department Historian's Office, which, it seems, has so far escaped scrutiny. See: http://hnn.us/articles/60911.html. One can only hope the Obama Administration’s commitment to transparency and openness will apply to the State Department Historian’s Office, which, it seems, has so far escaped scrutiny. See: http://hnn.us/articles/60911.html.

]]> By: » A New Era of Openness, But Not Responsiveness - Entropic Memes http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/01/a_new_era.html/comment-page-1#comment-2541 » A New Era of Openness, But Not Responsiveness - Entropic Memes Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:40:40 +0000 http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/?p=2224#comment-2541 [...] the Bush administration’s secrecy and (lack of) “openness” policies. It’s one very small step in the right direction, and while it looks good on paper, I’m going to remain cautiously [...] [...] the Bush administration’s secrecy and (lack of) “openness” policies. It’s one very small step in the right direction, and while it looks good on paper, I’m going to remain cautiously [...]

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