There are many legitimate reasons for governments to keep secrets, among them the need to preserve the element of surprise in military operations or criminal investigations, to permit leaders and diplomats to bargain candidly, and to protect the identities of those we ask to perform dangerous and difficult missions
You did not understand the article; how good is your English?To some extent, I agree. There is a need for secrets.
But when it's blatant violations of the Constitution, of human rights and of very basic Western values the government is hiding, like in case of Manning and Snowden, there is absolutely no, nada, justification for secrecy, and this government secrecy is nothing but cover-up of huge crimes against the people or even against humanity. The government is not above the law, and it's every citizen's first duty to hold the government responsible for its transgressions.
Manning and Snowden are heroes, not traitors.
You did not understand the article; how good is your English?
It criticized the indiscriminate nature of the leaks.
You agree there is a need for secrets, some secrets? Well, what Manning-Snowden did was
reveal all secrets without any attempt to determine whether some of them might be legitimate.
To some extent, I agree. There is a need for secrets.
But when it's blatant violations of the Constitution, of human rights and of very basic Western values the government is hiding, like in case of Manning and Snowden, there is absolutely no, nada, justification for secrecy, and this government secrecy is nothing but cover-up of huge crimes against the people or even against humanity. The government is not above the law, and it's every citizen's first duty to hold the government responsible for its transgressions.
Manning and Snowden are heroes, not traitors.
I believe government is a necessary evil, as such I believe that the only thing the government should be allowed to keep a few secrets.Like troop movements during a time of war or maybe a raid on a wanted criminal's house. However on the same token Manning should have the book thrown at him,
Manning revealed war crimes in Iraq. Those responsible in the government should be brought to justice.
That is not my attitude, and it is not the article's attitude, and whether or not I speak German is irrelevant.Well, considering your "the government is always right" attitude, I assume your German is very good at least.
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