Even the National Intelligence Director Admits Government Secrecy Is a Problem

"Information is improperly classified between 75 percent and 90 percent of the time. This prevents information sharing - sometimes vital information - between agencies, with the public, and with Congress."

"Thanks to whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg releasing the Pentagon Papers, the public learned of the truth about the Vietnam War: U.S. military officials were systematically lying to Congress and the public."

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