Transparency, as a government goal, is admirable and we applaude those legislators--and presidents who aim for that objective. However, as we all know, it doesn't or at least it shouldn't apply to espionage. Openess is a concept relatively new to human intercourse and throughout the recent span of time we've been toying with the notion we are acutely aware of our lack of success. We still deceive, lie, mislead and manipulate facts in order to veil our true thoughts and intentions. Don't we? Yes we do and, in some cases, it is for good reason. And in all cases it is a natural phenomona, it is the way we're wired. Secrecy  is the corner stone of privacy and confidentiality and for the sake of our own individual survival secrecy is nearly as important as water. No wonder confiding in someone is so difficult and just imagine confiding in someone who may try to hurt you with what you've revealed. It is the same with transparency/openess. When our government takes action that allows a potential enemy to gain information that might be used against the US for the sake of appearing honest, straight forward and open they have gone too far. As for me I can only hope Eric Holder, the U.S. Attorney General will allow his probe into the CIA's extreme interrogation methods die on the vine.

 

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