demanding full access and transparency
ah, sweet irony. the most secretive, restrictive us administration in memory calls on the russians to be open and transparent in their war on terror….
i guess this is another example of “do as we say, not as we do” and the burdens of being a world leader which other countries look to for examples…
U.S. Demands Transparency in Russia Terror Fight [reuters, september 15, 2004]“We will try to support the Russian Federation where we understand their policies and (where) we understand their strategies,” U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said while on a visit to Prague.
“We are a little disappointed that recently it seems that the Russian Federation has got a little bit more secretive about their strategies, has restricted the media somewhat so we don’t have full access to this information,” he told reporters after meeting the Czech foreign minister.
i am a little disappointed that recently it seems that the bush administration has restricted the media so i don’t have full access to this information…
seems to me, on the surface anyway, that the russians are just emulating the great democracy of the united states. and what better example to follow?