Archive for the 'Government Corruption' Category
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
A Turkish court has ordered the popular video sharing site YouTube blocked. A video on the site makes fun of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
Censorship is always subjective. The Open Records Project argues that a society is made stronger by competing views no matter how noxious. For every Martin […]
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
On the anniversary of the Rodney King beating video, France has banned citizens or unregistered journalists from posting video on the Internet. The penalty for violating the statute is up to five years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Some have argued that the law is in response to the nightly burning of French automobiles […]
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
The “London Times” lists many government secrets revealed by The Freedom of Information Act.
However no specifics are given. For example, how many British subjects would like to know which foreign diplomats have been accused of rape, child abuse, or murder but were not charged due to diplomatic immunity or which police officers also have […]
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
Reported rapes have increased in Australia according to a secret government report.
Several questions for Australian taxpayers include, “Who benefits from the secrecy? Are more rapists likely to be caught due to secrecy? Are citizens more likely to be watchful due to secrecy? Are taxpayers more likely to be trusting of […]
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
Police have warned householders to watch out for three convicted burglars, but cannot issue descriptions of the men for fear of breaching their human rights.
In Britain private handgun ownership is banned. Knives suitable for defense are banned. A robber is more likely to sue the victim and win damages that go to jail […]
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Monday, March 5th, 2007
The most important element of the “Hillary’s Thesis” story is not that the 21 year old future first lady wrote a paper about an infamous socialist, but that the Office of the President suppressed it’s publication.
President George Bush’s DWI records and John Kerry’s military records may help citizens form an opinion on the suitability of […]
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Monday, March 5th, 2007
This story affects both the effectiveness of anti-terrorism efforts and government financial impropriety. The Open Records Project has always argued that financial transparency of organizations tends to encourage effectiveness and discourage corruption.
We published every check written by the Dallas Independent School District in 1998. The publication coincided with the firing of […]
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Successful societies tend to be open societies. Openness encourages the trust necessary to encourage individuals to make the long term social and financial investments associated with economic and social growth.
Cuban leaders either do not understand the concept of openness or manage the country for their own benefit.
According to the CIA Factbook, Cuban per capita […]
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