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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

postheadericon The morality of government secrecy versus transparency

We dance round in a ring and suppose,
But the Secret sits in the middle and knows.

â€" The Secret Sits, Robert Frost


The recent WikiLeaks (tsunami would be a better word) of about 77,000 diplomatic cables and intelligence reports raised a recurring issue of American law and policy.

A disturbed young man in our military in Europe turned over classified government documents to WikiLeaks (ironically, an organization dedicated to transparency that does not disclose its address or officers’ names). It, in turn, passed them on to
The New York Times, as well as reputable British and German press organizations.

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