Why is the Bush administration so secretive?

Question

Whatever the reason, surely we can all agree that if you are up to no good, you usually prefer to not let people know what you are up to. This is irrefutable.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071126/ap_on_go_co/state_secrets

Answer 1

And not only so secretive, this is also the Government that wants to know every private thing about you.

Answer 2

Um, gosh, i seem to bear in mind a president who knowingly authorized a burglary so he could win the election? Hmmm...what else. Oh yeah, yet yet another president concept he could misinform the whole u . s . a . and harm out with it. And who grew to alter into into that guy who killed himself, some government good the placement there maintains to be questions approximately if it grew to alter into into suicide or homicide? So maybe we've a homicide. each and every and each little thing human beings think of of Bush is misguided on is easily stuff that maximum of Congress and/or the international community agreed with Bush on. you have "little question" it is the substantial corrupt administration? ok. specific.

Answer 3

Maybe the "state secrets" need to be classified, but when you see the administration litigating for years to conceal the minutes, and even the roster of those in attendance, for Cheney's energy meetings, what possible explanation would suffice? Why did Bush pardon Scooter Libby, after Libby's conviction for perjury? He claimed it was because the sentence was too harsh, but he doesn't feel that way about agents Campeon and Ramos, who were clearly railroaded. And why can't even one conservative stand up for the law, instead of making excuses for these criminals? They've become so partisan that they place the party above our law, that's why. It makes their defenders equally guilty...

Answer 4

The public doesn't need to know everything. Especially things concerning military action or intelligence gathering. If it wasn't kept secret, the stupid media would be all over it, showing all our plans to our enemies, just like that moron Geraldo Rivera tried to do. You people who think the government is spying on every single person in the country are way too paranoid.

Answer 5

Of course it's refutable! Bush is no more secretive that any other president has been. Some things are a matter of national security. Our society is quite open, and there are many checks and balances to watchdog any president (a free press, elected legislative branch of government, limited presidential terms) No system is perfect. But it is too extreme to say Bush is secretive and therefore he's up to no good and it's irrefutable. That is too simple and simply untrue.

Answer 6

Yes, they have a lot to hide, and their use of the "state secret" doctrine is especially telling because the "state secret" doctrine was itself based on a lie. The government claimed it could not provide information in a lawsuit because it needed to hide state secrets -- information about a secret mission and classified equipment. What it really needed to hide were the records that showed the air force negligently failed to do recommended aircraft maintenance and that this caused the plane to fly into the ground.

Answer 7

Boy, I sure am glad no Democrats ever used that power





I honestly and lovingly suggest that you suffer from extreme paranoia, get to a good mental health unit ASAP.

Answer 8

Like thieves in the night

Answer 9

there are groups of people who have decided to wage war on American citizens, so we all live in a time of secretive for good reasons

Answer 10

I agree 100%. In contrast, if you are legit and legal, and are doing things the right way, then you don't really mind the citizens being aware of your activities. I would venture to put forth that the secrecy itself is proof of the illegal activities.

Its also a known fact that those who would be tyrants always try to have legitimate sounding reasons for their actions. Like times have changed, and people want to kill us, and we have to take actions (in other words the constitution is quaint).