Bush Hides And Alters Documents For Previous Presidents

Pravda ^ | November 17, 2001 | Timothy Bancroft

[Red Jones]

The article has a big error in it that it says Reagan was pres from 84-92.

It is also no surprise that president Bush seeks to cover up for previous presidents. What is shocking to me is that in the order by Bush both the current president and the previous president who produced the document will have the legal right to alter the document before the historians get to see it. Isn't that a bit sick? We're not merely talking about delaying the release of documents, we're talking about altering them to mislead the historians. We're talking about falsification and cover-up. They are going to give us a sanitized history. I'm sure the Republican cheerleaders will like that.

Congratulations go to the Democrats for passing the Freedom of Information Act 30 years ago. I hope there are enough honest Democrats and honest Republicans in Congress to over-ride this bad order by King George.

One of the purposes for a free people making laws that force government documents to be made public is to discourage executive branch officials from misbehaving. If Bush' order stands, then there will apparently never be a time when independent historians will be allowed to look at these documents.

Is Bush covering up for Clinton's corruption or for his father's abuses of power? Is this also part of the War On Terrorism that documents made by either Bush or Clinton while president will be altered before they are released to the historians?

[11th Earl of Mar]

This is Pravda, the communist organ of the former Soviet Union. And that might explain the falsehood in the title, "Bush... Alters Documents."

Lets see some evidence he has altered ONE document.

[Red Jones]

The author was 'Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey'. That doesn't sound like a Russian to me. The English language portion of Pravda has many articles that were written by Americans. I saw one article that had previously appeared in WorldNetDaily. I guess WorldNetDaily is Russian propaganda according to you.

[Red Jones]

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[holyscroller]

No matter how much the Libs may try to alter Clinton's presidency, he will forever be remembered as the worst, most corrupt, evil president of the United States. If anything, they'll be trying to clean up his papers and try to make him into something he wasn't. It won't matter with him anyway, because his stuff will all be safe in his library in Little Rock.

[Red Jones]

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[Allegra]

Pravda? (snicker!) Movin' right along.....

[Red Jones]

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[Ratatoskr]

The English language portion of Pravda has many articles that were written by Americans.

So does the National Inquirer.

Pravda isn't Pravda any more. It's a web site of the same name that features stories like Old Lady Sucked To Death in Bed by Giant Ticks. It can be fun, but it seldom can be taken seriously.

[hellinahandcart]

It does not compute. If he could successfully alter the documents, there'd be no need to hide them. If he could successfully hide them, there'd be no need to alter them. But if he could alter them there'd be no need to hide them, yetiftheycouldbehiddenthere'dbenoneedforalteration,butalterationwouldprecludetheneedtohidealtereddocumennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn--

(sound of shortcircuit, followed by smoke)

[Libloather]

Is Pravda in bed with Dean? Wouldn't be surprised...

[monday]

"Pravda isn't Pravda any more. It's a web site of the same name that features stories like Old Lady Sucked To Death in Bed by Giant Ticks. It can be fun, but it seldom can be taken seriously."

What are you talking about? Pravda.ru is the same old Pravda its always been?

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey'

Either English or one of those liberal whipped Americans who hyphenated his name with his wife's.