Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Congressman Denied Access To Post-Attack Continuity Plans


Photo from source, NewHouse.com

This one is creepy. Most of us already know that the Bush Administration is pathologically secretive about everything. But this really takes the cake.

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Congressman Denied Access To Post-Attack Continuity Plans

WASHINGTON — Constituents called Rep. Peter DeFazio's office, worried there was a conspiracy buried in the classified portion of a White House plan for operating the government after a terrorist attack.

As a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, DeFazio, D-Ore., is permitted to enter a secure "bubbleroom'' in the Capitol and examine classified material. So he asked the White House to see the secret documents.

On Wednesday, DeFazio got his answer: DENIED.

"I just can't believe they're going to deny a member of Congress the right of reviewing how they plan to conduct the government of the United States after a significant terrorist attack,'' DeFazio said.

Read more at: NewHouse.com

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