Pages

February 24, 2009

Brits even more secretive on Iraq than U.S.

British Defense Minister Jack Straw has officially vetoed publication of British Cabinet minutes about the run-up to the Iraq war.

That action is a first under Britain’s Freedom of Information Act.

And, here’s your hypocrisy alert pull quote:
He added that the public interest in disclosure of the minutes could not "supplant the public interest in maintaining the integrity of our system of government.”

Actually, Jack, I think you just threw government integrity under the bus.

Read the whole story for more.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Your comments are appreciated, as is at least a modicum of politeness.
Comments are moderated, so yours may not appear immediately.
Due to various forms of spamming, comments with professional websites, not your personal website or blog, may be rejected.