> The problem of secrecy in government is that the situation is not always clear. We are always spoon fed the Eisenhower's remarks regarding the "Military Indu

> The problem of secrecy in government is that the situation is not always clear. We are always spoon fed the Eisenhower's remarks regarding the "Military Industrial Complex" but I am quite curious as to how many of you (American or not) have even heard about, much less read in full, president Truman's op-ed in the Washington post, dated Dec. 22, 1963. https://archive.org/stream/LimitCIARoleToIntelligenceByHarrySTruman/Limit%20CIA%20Role%20To%20Intelligence%20by%20Harry%20S%20Truman_djvu.txt https://archive.org/stream/LimitCIARoleToIntelligenceByHarry... Quote: We have grown up as a nation, respected for our free institutions and for our ability to maintain a free and open society. There is something about the way the CIA has been functioning that is casting a shadow over our historic position and I feel that we need to correct it. end quote. p.s. about that 12/22/1963. (See 11/22/1963) [p.s.s. do read it in full.]