ACLU appeals judge’s refusal to release documents pertaining to CIA’s covert drone/assassination program
October 28th, 2015, by Julie WilsonThere’s essentially only two ways to truly know what the federal
government is up to, and that’s through the mouth of whistleblowers,
such as Edward Snowden, who bravely exposed the National Security Agency’s (NSA) mass surveillance of the American people,
and secondly, the Freedom of Information Request Act (FOIA), which
allows the public to access records from any federal agency, a measure
instituted to provide government transparency.
While these tools give the illusion that Americans have some power in
holding their government accountable for its abuses, the idea that we
have transparency in any regard is a complete joke. The government has mushroomed
so large that it’s extremely difficult for the public to hold it
accountable, particularly regarding its illegal spy programs and war
conduct.
