[LINK] Obama, "Information .. make it known"

[Frank O'Connor]

Ahhh ... the irony.         :)

				Regards,
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At 7:55 AM +0000 4/12/10, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
>  > Wikileaks Mirrors
>>  http://wikileaks.info
>
>Storm in a tea-cup. If wiki-leaks doesn't attract and release leaks, then
>soon a million other such sites will pop-up. Much better if our world Govs
>somehow work with Wikileaks to ensure no-one is endangered. Embarrasements
>for politicians are unimportant. Transparency as Woodrow Wilson stated is.
>
>
><http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-welcoming-
>senior-staff-and-cabinet-secretaries-white-house>
>
>
>  THE WHITE HOUSE
>  Office of the Press Secretary
>  For Immediate Release January 21, 2009
>
>  REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN WELCOMING SENIOR STAFF & CABINET SECRETARIES
>  TO THE WHITE HOUSE (edited)
>
>President Obama ..
>
>".. The way to make government responsible is to hold it accountable.
>
>And the way to make government accountable is make it transparent so that
>the American people can know exactly what decisions are being made, how
>they're being made, and whether their interests are being well served.
>
>For a long time now, there's been too much secrecy in this city. The old
>rules said that if there was a defensible argument for not disclosing
>something to the American people, then it should not be disclosed. That
>era is now over.
>
>
>**Starting today, every agency and department should know that this
>administration stands on the side not of those who seek to withhold
>information but those who seek to make it known.**
>
>
>Our commitment to openness means more than simply informing the American
>people about how decisions are made. It means recognizing that government
>does not have all the answers, and that public officials need to draw on
>what citizens know.
>
>And that's why, as of today, I'm directing members of my administration
>to find new ways of tapping the knowledge and experience of ordinary
>Americans -- scientists and civic leaders, educators and entrepreneurs --
>because the way to solve the problem of our time is -- the way to solve
>the problems of our time, as one nation, is by involving the American
>people in shaping the policies that affect their lives.
>
>The executive orders and directives I'm issuing today will not by
>themselves make government as honest and transparent as it needs to be.
>
>And they do not go as far as we need to go towards restoring
>accountability and fiscal restraint in Washington. But these historic
>measures do mark the beginning of a new era of openness in our country.
>And I will, I hope, do something to make government trustworthy in the
>eyes of the American people in the days and weeks, months and years to
>come. That's a pretty good place to start.
>
>Thank you very much. (Applause.)
>
>--
>
>
>Cheers,
>Stephen
>Knowing i may become an "CIA threat" for such dangerous ideas.
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