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November 05, 2005
Ethics Refresher Course at the White House
The White House is to provide "refresher" courses in ethics.
Bush Orders Staff to Attend Ethics Briefings White House Counsel to Give 'Refresher' CoursePresident Bush has ordered White House staff to attend mandatory briefings beginning next week on ethical behavior and the handling of classified material after the indictment last week of a senior administration official in the CIA leak probe.
According to a memo sent to aides yesterday, Bush expects all White House staff to adhere to the "spirit as well as the letter" of all ethics laws and rules. As a result, "the White House counsel's office will conduct a series of presentations next week that will provide refresher lectures on general ethics rules, including the rules of governing the protection of classified information," according to the memo, a copy of which was provided to The Washington Post by a senior White House aide.
Hmm, okay. How does it go?
1- Don't get caught
2- Torture doesn't count
3- Don't take digital pictures, unless it's pictures of torture since it doesn't count
4- Make sure to destroy your notes and memos, but don't worry if it's about torture (see point 2).
5- Don't get caught.
Posted by zeynep at November 5, 2005 11:53 AM