At Fukushima hearing, all speakers criticize state secrets bill

[bananas]

Source: Asahi Shimbun

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party invited Namie Mayor Tamotsu Baba to speak about the state secrets protection bill, expecting support by a leader near the Fukushima nuclear disaster site to quell criticism against the legislation.

The party’s plan, however, backfired.

“I am afraid no clear bounds were established about what should be designated a state secret,” Baba told a hearing on the bill here on Nov. 25. He also said he cannot trust a government that tends to keep information under wraps.

In fact, all seven speakers at the hearing criticized the bill, saying its ambiguous wording leaves open the possibility of abuse and its harsh penalties could keep citizens in the dark about matters that directly affect their lives.

The ruling coalition, which railroaded the bill through ...

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Read more: http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201311260068

[Octafish]

1. TEPCO has a perfect record of telling the truth...

...to the Yakuza.

As for the public, not a single example I can remember going back to March 11, 2011.

TEPCO even said plutonium was nothing to be afraid of. Sounds like some on DU, now that I think of it.

"It is not a health risk to humans." -- TEPCO statement, quoted by CNN March 28, 2011

[AtheistCrusader]

2. Yeah, totally onboard here.

There's no excuse for anything less than full transparency here. NO excuse.

[WowSeriously]

3. What is your position on whistle blowers?

[AtheistCrusader]

4. Actual whistleblowers? Anti-retaliation statutes.

Full protection of the law, if they are whistleblowing a violation of civil rights, or any law that could be reasonably construed as a felony, at any level in the corporation or government.

[WowSeriously]

6. Very reasoned position.

[blkmusclmachine]

5. And no phony 9/11 excuse to fall back on, either.