What Happened to Transparency? Obama Buries Gitmo Report

Weekly Standard/Yidwithlid ^ | 3/8/09 | Yidwithlid

[Shellybenoit]

January 21, 2009,Promising "a new era of openness in our country," President Obama signed executive orders Wednesday relating to ethics guidelines for staff members of his administration. "Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," Obama said.

As his presidency is developing, Obama is making it clear that transparency only involves information that he feels comfortable releasing. Three days later Newsweek reported the imminent release of a report showing that many of the worst terrorist offenders released from Gitmo prison have returned to terrorism. Despite the administration giving promises in the subsequent six weeks, that report has not been released. So much for transparency:

[Kansas58]

I hope Judicial Watch and others jump all over this.

[Texas Eagle]

"Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," Obama said.

Being fluent in Obonics, I can interpret this:

"Maaaan. Get out of my face. I'll let you know what I want you to know when I want you to know it. And for the time being, I ain't telling you crap."

[Mikey_1962]

"Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," Obama said.

Unless it isn't.

[jessduntno]

"Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," Obama said.

Bill Clinton promised us “the most ethical administration in the history of the Republic."

 

[2harddrive]

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[nufsed]

The report is buried in a vault in Honolulu along with President Transparency’s BC.

[Republic]

In response to a press question about the lack of transparency in releasing this report, Obama simply said “I won.”.

[ataDude]

HOPE. You can hope for the report.

[Nachum]

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