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To: JohnM who wrote (30965)5/28/2002 12:33:29 PM
From: paul_philp  Respond to of 281500
 
John,

I agree that openness is an important virtue and it may take precedence over improving the intelligence. However, let's get our rhetoric straight. If we want openness and accountability then let's have it - for it's own sake. Conflating the goals of openness and improvement will bog us down. Perhaps it is from a messy examination of the current situation that will enable new leadership to arise. Truth telling is the only way to break out of any vicious cycle. However, if it gets tied to an improvement effort, it will not be truth telling but positioning for the future.

Paul