http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/editorial/outlook/2868348Aides to John Kerry say that if he wins, he'll replace Porter Goss as head of the CIA. Let's hope so: Goss has already confirmed the fears of those who worried about his appointment, by placing Republican staff members from Capitol Hill in key positions and raising fears about a partisan purge.
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But the flap over Goss is only a symptom of a much broader issue: whether the Bush administration will be able to maintain its culture of cover-ups. That culture affects every branch of policy, but it's strongest when it comes to the "war on terror."
Although President Bush's campaign is based almost entirely on his self-proclaimed leadership in that war, his officials have thrown a shroud of secrecy over any information that might let voters assess his performance....
If the administration had had its way, the public would never have heard anything about (the looting of explosives at Al Qaqaa). Administration officials have known about the looting of Al Qaqaa for at least six months, and probably much longer. But they didn't let the IAEA inspect the site after the war, and pressured the Iraqis not to inform the agency about the loss. They now say that they didn't want our enemies — that is, the people who stole the stuff — to know it was missing. The real reason, obviously, was that they wanted the news kept under wraps until after Nov. 2.
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