Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Secrecy v. Democracy


 

Secrecy v. Democracy
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Firedoglake has this piece on secrecy and democracy.  One of the by-products of the Wikileaks Cable release is a discussion of when redactions are appropriate in public documents -- which of course is something everyone associated with the FOIA deal with every day.  It is a needed discussion -- and one that hopefully will continue after the latest firestorm abates.