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When Lying Is Acceptable, the Public Loses
Liz Sidoti, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) "” A member of Congress asks the director of national intelligence if the National Security Agency collects data on millions of Americans. "No, sir," James Clapper responds. Pressed, he adds a caveat: "Not wittingly."Then, NSA programs that do precisely that are disclosed.It turns out that President Barack Obama's intelligence chief lied. Or as he put it last week: "I responded in what I thought was the most truthful or least most untruthful manner, by saying, 'No,' because the program was classified."The White...http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/06/17/when_lying_is_acceptable_the_public_loses_118834.html
WASHINGTON (AP) "” A member of Congress asks the director of national intelligence if the National Security Agency collects data on millions of Americans. "No, sir," James Clapper responds. Pressed, he adds a caveat: "Not wittingly."Then, NSA programs that do precisely that are disclosed.It turns out that President Barack Obama's intelligence chief lied. Or as he put it last week: "I responded in what I thought was the most truthful or least most untruthful manner, by saying, 'No,' because the program was classified."The White...http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/06/17/when_lying_is_acceptable_the_public_loses_118834.html
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