Secrecy-It’s what’s for dinner

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Secrecy-It’s what’s for dinner

Published: Friday, May 4, 2007 10:53 AM CDT
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Something to think about. Folks, the last six years of the Bush administration have provided us with completely new concepts and definitions of spin, fraud, fabrication, corruption, incompetence, lying, etc. Facts have never confused this crowd, primarily because they never considered them. The evidence is overwhelming. But I will give them their due--to get us into the present mess in the Middle East required deception on a grand scale.

The good news is that the national election of 2006 has reintroduced our country to the role of meaningful oversight. This responsibility falls within the purview of our Congress, no matter what party is in the majority. Also, with the restoration of 1) the subpoena and 2) testimony under oath, the real prospect of accountability has arrived.


To get to the bottom of this tragedy will be a very, very long and hard slog--with active administration resistance the order of the day. With this in mind, I predict that towards the end of 2008 we will be in real shock at the breadth and depth of the malfeasance and lawlessness created by this administration.

One of the major factors that allowed this precipitous descent from reality and truth is the penchant for secrecy that the principal actors in this administration embrace. This illegitimate use of secrecy coupled with ample doses of fear and fabrication has torn the very fabric of our society.


more: http://www.thesuntimes.com/articles/2007/05/04/news/news13.txt

(Pete Jackson is a retired Air Force pilot and has lived in Heber Springs for the past 10 years; he is one of three local contributors to Progressive Voice, a “liberal viewpoint” column which runs each Friday. He is not a paid staff member.)