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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 02:12 PM
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Poll question: Wikileaks & state secrets: who is being protected?
With the various document dumps by Wikileaks and reaction it's getting from our government and others, I have to ask why do you think our government uses secrecy?
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 09:08 PM
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 09:11 PM
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2. I'd distinguish the reason we use secrecy from the effects of secrecy.
There are very good reasons to maintain secrecy in diplomatic communications; it's entirely reasonable to suggest that our diplomats should be allowed to report back things their host countries would not appreciate being made public.

That said, the shroud of night tempts thieves.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 09:28 PM
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3. The government uses secrecy for the same reason that duck hunters use decoys.
"The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same." Marie Beyle
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-19-10 03:17 PM
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