When Everyone Is A Blogger, Nothing You Say Is Off The Record

"I want to take this opportunity and use this non-event to signal a dangerous phenomenon in our society. We live in a time where everybody is free to publish whatever he or she wants on blogs at will without taking any responsibility. This exceeds mud-slinging. Together with you, other Parliament members and the government I find that it’s nearly impossible to defend yourself against this. Everyone of you is a potential victim. I would like to ask you to take a moment and think about this." - Belgian Minister of Defense Pieter De Crem. Interesting case...read the link! What I want to know is, why does Belgium have minister of defense?