Shining a light on truth
Porter Goss' decision to fire Mary McCarthy for [allegedly - if you believe this misadministration - Ed.] leaking classified information to reporters perfectly fits the pattern of this administration: Hide unflattering information that Congress and the public should know, while selectively leaking classified information that fits the White House political agenda.
Examples of this administration's intelligence manipulation abound. The entire issue of whether Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction was twisted like a pretzel to make a phony case for war. Then there's the administration's brazen, secret program to listen in on Americans' phone conversations, examine their e-mails and investigate them on the flimsiest of excuses that they might be tied to terrorism.
There is a good reason for classifying information that would damage national security if released. But the Bush administration has warped that concept in order to deceive Congress, the American people and the world about the nature -- not the substance -- of highly questionable activities.
Examples of this administration's intelligence manipulation abound. The entire issue of whether Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction was twisted like a pretzel to make a phony case for war. Then there's the administration's brazen, secret program to listen in on Americans' phone conversations, examine their e-mails and investigate them on the flimsiest of excuses that they might be tied to terrorism.
There is a good reason for classifying information that would damage national security if released. But the Bush administration has warped that concept in order to deceive Congress, the American people and the world about the nature -- not the substance -- of highly questionable activities.
- from a Star Tribune editorial.
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