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What I know is that there is an executive branch declassification procedure that involves the CIA, Defense and State Departments signing off on the declassification. Its a formal process, as one would expect. I know this because when Bush supposedly declassified the National Security estimate so it could be leaked to reporters, he followed NONE of these procedures.
His lackeys justified it later by taking the position that he is the president and he can't leak anything classified, since the very act of leaking acts as a "declassification."
As someone that trusts NO ONE in government, as someone that values checks and balances, this is pretty scary. If the president "declassifies" in this manner, what is to stop him from classifying information he would rather not share with the public? What's to stop him from throwing in jail anyone that leaks this politically damaging information?
It's too lopsided and it's too dangerous for a democracy.
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We will stay the course. [8/30/06]
We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. [8/4/05]
We will stay the course *** We’re just going to stay the course. [12/15/03]
And my message today to those in Iraq is: We’ll stay the course. [4/13/04]
And that’s why we’re going to stay the course in Iraq. [4/16/04]
And so we’ve got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course. [4/5/04]
Well, hey, listen, we’ve never been “stay the course” [10/21/06]
--- George W. Bush, President of the United States of America
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