Posted on 09/07/2006 5:41:49 PM PDT by RDTF
The head of the National Archives said that most of the thousands of historical documents withdrawn by government agencies because of secrecy claims since 1999 would be made publicly available again. In an update to a group of researchers, Allen Weinstein, archivist of the United States, said the secret removal of documents had been virtually “stopped in its tracks.” The Air Force and the Central Intelligence Agency, which had withdrawn the largest number of documents, will declassify 95 percent of what they withdrew, though some will still have deletions, Mr. Weinstein said. Archives officials are devising an initiative to streamline the release of records and prevent individual agencies from withholding those that are no longer sensitive.
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ping
It sounds like the revolt of the librarians. BFD.
eewwwwwwww who gets the ones from Berger's pants?
related thread from Feb:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1582530/posts
US removing documents from public access
Posted by Phlap
On News/Activism 02/20/2006 11:19:31 PM EST · 51 replies · 1,453+ views
REUTERS ^ | 02/21/2006 | Report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies have been secretly removing from public access at the National Archives thousands of historical documents that were available for years, The New York Times reported on Monday. The restoration of classified status to more than 55,000 previously declassified pages began in 1999, when the CIA and five other agencies objected to what they saw as a hasty release of sensitive information after a 1995 declassification order signed by President Bill Clinton, the Times said on its Web site.
...and if Sandy Burgler shows up make him change into a G-string
Doogle
I want to know what was in the documents that Sandy Burgler stole.
It was the various drafts of Richard Clarke's memo critical of the Clinton Admin.'s response to the Millenium terrorist threat. Ironically. Each draft had a different official's notes about the memo, including Berger's own response.
Now, can someone explain to me why the Bush Admin. was uninterested in prosecuting Berger in any serious manner?
...you and just about everyone else. But Rush brings up a very good point, and the more I think about it, it becomes clearer. It is so obviously stupid to steal documents...then say you destroyed them..and even lose them. How incompetent, how silly and did he ever think he would get away with it? No one is thinking about what doctored documents were installed? All this going on DURING the commission hearings....in other words...look at the obviously stupid (stealing)...but ignore the possibilities
Doogle
I want to know what was in the documents that Sandy Burgler stole.
Me too!!!
Now, can someone explain to me why the Bush Admin. was uninterested in prosecuting illegals in any serious manner?
..it's called let's make a deal, the shady dealings that go on between thieves and crooks...(inside the beltway)..as long as the MSM don't harp and bang the big drum, who's to know? The MSM carried the story twice...when he got caught and when he got his hand slapped...no big headlines for days on end to get the people riled up..no carping, no night after night newscasters leading off with the stupidity factor off the charts....the deal was in ..and in early
Doogle
Well, that would explain it. Thanks for your reply.
Too bad Sandy Burglar DESTROYED so many important docs about 9-11.
I am more concerned with the documents in Little Rock at the Clinton Library. I'll bet they have had a thorough cleaning.
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