[sonsofliberty2000]

Any way to get those files again from the FBI?

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Patriot Paradox

[speedy]

It would seem to me that there have to be multiple copies of those files. How difficult is it to get new ones, especially if you can define what is missing?

[Riley]

Any way to get those files again from the FBI?

They were (and are) available under the Freedom of Information Act. Nothing secret about them.

It was either Kerry people, or Nicosia himself, manufacturing controversy.

[marway]

I believe I read an earlier article which indicated that Nicosia, or someone for him, obtained them through the Freedom of Information Act. I may be mistaken on this... memory's not what it used to be. Check the LA Times website. I think I read it there sometime last week.

[GretchenEE]

Any way to get those files again from the FBI?

You are the first person I've seen put the essential question to the problem. I've been wondering the same thing because obviously the files released to the writer were copies.

[rwfromkansas]

File another request....but they are extremely slow.

And there is no guarantee that they will release them.

[LowNslow]

I've responded to many FFOIA's. Many agencies its normal to keep copies of original request, document search data and released documents due to possibility that request response may be contested. FFOIA cost to replace 20,000 pages could be expensive.