Secret services 'must be made more transparent' - Home News, UK - The Independent
Image by mädchenkrawall via Flickr Secret services 'must be made more transparent'
By Rachel Shields
Sunday, 29 August 2010
The secret services must become more transparent if they are to halt the spread of damaging conspiracy theories and increase trust in the Government, claims a leading think tank.
A Demos report published today, The Power of Unreason, argues that secrecy surrounding the investigation of events such as the 9/11 New York attacks and the 7/7 bombings in London merely adds weight to unsubstantiated claims that they were "inside jobs".
It warns of the dangers posed by conspiracy theories – from hindering counter-terrorism work by reducing public trust in the Government, to encouraging new alliances between extremists based on such theories – and recommends the Government fight back by infiltrating internet sites to dispute these theories.
FULL ARTICLE: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/secret-services-must-be-made-more-transparent-2064948.html
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