Dead Spy’s JFK Files Pose a Test for Obama’s FOIA Order
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 29th, 2009 4:35 am by HL
Dead Spy’s JFK Files Pose a Test for Obama’s FOIA Order
In his executive order strengthening the Freedom of Information Act, President Obama declared that the law should “be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, openness prevails.” Many have applauded Obama’s intentions but whether his beautiful words…
The Bushes and the Media: A Compassionate Affair
Without wading into the “true conservative” debate here (having not yet read the book) let me just offer these observations from my perch as something of a media critic. There’s little questions that whatever their true-blue (or rather true-red)…
Oedipus Tex: Spies, Jesus, and Father V. Son
Like Greg Mitchell, I plead guilty to not having read Russ’s book yet–and that inevitably limits whatever I can add to the discourse. Regardless, I have no doubts that Bush senior’s operational experience with the CIA went beyond his…