Comments on: Saying It Will Put Lives At Risk, White House Threatens to Veto Intelligence Bill Over Transparency and Oversight Issues

By: Ilan Ben Menachem

Ilan Ben Menachem — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:41:04 +0000

Yes no doubt..Intelligence departments are still more transparent than The Federal Reserve.. the most ‘black’ operation of the U.S. Government.

By: DontGet818OnMeNow

DontGet818OnMeNow — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:54:19 +0000

Intelligence departments are still more transparent than The Federal Reserve.. the most ‘black’ operation of the U.S. Government.
If you really want info. on U.S. secrets, ask the Chinese.. they have infiltrated the defense industry and intelligence agencies.

By: Maxwell Smartars

Maxwell Smartars — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:38:11 +0000

One aspect of this article is certainly right. If the Anthrax investigation is re-opened, and the mad cross dressing scientist didnt do it, then the real perpetrator live will definately be put at risk!

By: tierra

tierra — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:10:06 +0000

At an annualized rate of 48,000 Bush would be responsible for 12,000 of the 70,779 exemptions, meaning that Obama would be responsible for 58,000+ exemptions in nine months!!!
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1) excellent, you admit you left out that sentence so it could appear it was all Obama’s fault – classy cheat,
2) who says this is split up equally?
2) are you really stunned enough to think the internal policy or practise of 17 major agencies changes the minute a new President in inaugurated?
tjp, your thinking is sadly biased and flawed. Bring some intelligence to the table – not just your hatred of the Democrats . ..

By: DontGet818onMeNow

DontGet818onMeNow — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:05:07 +0000

They must have used the Liz Cheney consulting firm .. for input on this statement.

By: C.C.

C.C. — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:54:11 +0000

What a load – they’re just trying to protect the bloated Project Bioshield – BARDA biodefense contracts, which amounts to what? Some $10 billion a year in federal financing since the anthrax attacks?
Sebelius replaced Daschle at DHHS, right, and she pushed for the $1 billion national plant-animal biodefense research institute for Kansas – while Daschle probably would have been more interested in getting a straight answer on the anthrax letters.
No, it wasn’t Bruce Ivins, any more than it was Steven Hatfill – he’s an innocent bystander who was hounded to suicide and then blamed for a crime he didn’t commit, all so the FBI could close the case – and why? To protect the booming biodefense industry, which is well-staffed with ex-government scientists and managers.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:21:44 +0000

The third term of GWB?
The only change I see is better enuciation of misleading words.

By: tjp612

tjp612 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:24:43 +0000

“Because it made it easier to fool people into thinking all of this was Obama’s responsibility. The Republican right lack honesty and integrity . . . over and over again.”
The Progressive Left once again shows its lack of reading comprehension skills and critical thinking capabilities.
Care to explain how Bush in 12 months exempted 47,395 requests while Obama (9 months) and Bush (3 months) TOGETHER had at least 70,779 exemptions? Keep in mind that during these 3 months of Bush’s share of “exemptions” Bush was a lame-duck president. At an annualized rate of 48,000 Bush would be responsible for 12,000 of the 70,779 exemptions, meaning that Obama would be responsible for 58,000+ exemptions in nine months!!!
YES WE CAN!!! YES WE CAN!!! YES WE CAN!!!

By: tierra

tierra — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:07:12 +0000

“Major agencies cited that exemption at least 70,779 times during the 2009 budget year, up from 47,395 times during President George W. Bush’s final full budget year, according to annual FOIA reports filed by federal agencies. Obama was president for nine months in the 2009 period.”
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Right away you have to understand and admit, Obama wasn’t even President for 1/4 of this timeframe being reported. It was Bush who was President during that time.
As usual, the Republican right ‘facts’ aren’t quite accurate.
I understand now why in your first post you left off the line “Obama was president for nine months in the 2009 period.”
Because it made it easier to fool people into thinking all of this was Obama’s responsibility.

By: tjp612

tjp612 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:47:51 +0000

“Source and date please.”
Since you appear to lack capability to do your own homework, here you go:
PROMISES, PROMISES: Is gov’t more open with Obama?
Mar 16, 5:28 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal agencies haven’t lived up to President Barack Obama’s promise of a more open government, increasing their use of legal exemptions to keep records secret during his first year in office.
An Associated Press review of Freedom of Information Act reports filed by 17 major agencies found that the use of nearly every one of the law’s nine exemptions to withhold information from the public rose in fiscal year 2009, which ended last October.
Among the most frequently used exemptions: one that lets the government hide records that detail its internal decision-making. Obama specifically directed agencies to stop using that exemption so frequently, but that directive appears to have been widely ignored.
Major agencies cited that exemption at least 70,779 times during the 2009 budget year, up from 47,395 times during President George W. Bush’s final full budget year, according to annual FOIA reports filed by federal agencies. Obama was president for nine months in the 2009 period.
(see article for more)
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Yes We Can! Hope and Change! Yes We Can!
Obama is a first-rate hypocrite (and oftentimes, liar…)