The Department of Justice has proposed federal regulations that would authorize the United States government to lie to the American people. This sounds bad, but in truth its a big step forward. In the past, the government would simply have lied, without announcing its intention to do so. This was certainly true, for example, during the administrations of Lyndon Johnson (Gulf of Tonkin), Richard Nixon (Watergate) and Ronald Reagan (Iran-Contra). The Obama administration, reflecting an admirable commitment to transparency, wants everyone to know it will lie. huffingtonpost/geoffrey-r-stone/when-the-government-lies_b_1035956.html
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:52:12 +0000
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