IP: MUST READ --- MOVES TO BLOCK INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC GO TOO FAR

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
>
> [Note:  I'm posting this for two reasons.  First, it comes from a mass 
> media publication and second, it presents views on the subject from two 
> sides.  DLH]
>
> MOVES TO BLOCK INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC GO TOO FAR
> Issue: Information Freedom
>
> [Editorial] Since Sept. 11, the government has been eager to limit the
> public's access to certain kinds of information. The USAToday's editorial
> staff argues that "Americans are being asked to give up their rights to
> information, with no evidence that it presents any real risk." They cite
> examples of recent government efforts to control what the public sees, such
> as President Bush's attempt to cut back the number of lawmakers who would
> receive intelligence briefings, to eight of 535 members, and the
> disappearance of information from some government Web sites. USAToday
> suggests that these moves violate the very spirit of freedom that America is
> fighting for. "They risk obliterating the checks on government decisions
> that come when lawmakers and the general public know what the administration
> is doing...If Americans are to continue supporting the war, it will be
> crucial for them to know their enemy and know of their government's
> successes and failures."
>
> [SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: ]
> <http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20011016/3541029s.htm>
>
> See Also:
> CENSORSHIP MAKES SENSE
> [SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR:]
> <http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20011016/3541026s.htm>


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