Re: [iwar] Unrestricted Access to Information as a US National Interest
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 11:54:53 -0700
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Subject: Re: [iwar] Unrestricted Access to Information as a US National Interest
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At 05:15 PM 10/24/00 -0400, you wrote:
>I would like to hear comments from the group on the subject mentioned above.
>In the traditional sense, this has never been considered a US national
>interest, rather an instrument of power. I propose that this issue is in
>fact of national interest to the US, which has yet to develop the
>infrastructure to cope, nor has it developed the civilian assistance
>necessary to protect.
>
>Comments?
>
>Stan Stricklen
Could you define what you intend by "unrestricted access to information"?
I assume you do not mean that the country (any country) should have no
secrets regarding detailed strategic or tactical plans.
Yet conversely (especially with regard to "democracy") I would argue that
the public requires a suitable body of information in order to assess
whether or not government activities represent the will of the people.
It is reasonable that the public be kept in the dark about certain
operational details, but how to ensure that these "details" do not
represent a position contrary to stated policy? Where is such a line to be
drawn? For a government to secretly conduct operations in contravention to
the voiced public policies because "they are on the inside and know better"
acts to subvert democracy itself, (even if they DO know better). It is
subversive because, once down that road, other activities in public
misinformation and deception become easier, carried out under the existing
"legitimate" cloak of national security. The safeguards intended to ensure
that the secrecy is only "applied appropriately" become themselves a
subject of secrecy.
In a democracy, when it comes to "who is watching the watchers" it must
ultimately be the people.
___tony___
Tony Bartoletti 925-422-3881
Information Operations, Warfare and Assurance Center
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA 94551-9900
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