[Economist_MA]

... because our spy satellites are targeted at other countries, and not NY????? I would find it extremly strange if we spied with high-resolution satellites on ourselves, especially since we could simply use an airplane to get much better pictures.

[riverrunner]

You have a hard time beliving that are own government spys on us. Right.

[Judge Parker]

"because our spy satellites are targeted at other countries, and not NY????? I would find it extremly strange if we spied with high-resolution satellites on ourselves, especially since we could simply use an airplane to get much better pictures."

That being the case, why did the Government refuse to release information it didn't have, non-existent information which must be kept secret under exemptions (b)(1)- national defense and foreign policy? You might argue that it would be improper to let potential enemies know that we don't monitor ourselves, but we're a fool if we don't, and it possibly could have a deterrent effect if we allowed people to know that we cover everything.

But, on no, "it's secret," and you wormy American people have no business making informed decisions about national policies concerning the deaths of more than 200 people on an American airliner.

We know the Government repeatedly lied and broke at least one law in covering-up the evidence of the destruction of TWA 800. The Government also used a Soviet style show trial to convict an innocent woman of a felony. But who should care - certainly not Americans. We should follow the example of peoples in foreign lands who just trust and obey those in charge of them - some of whom have had leaders no more trustworthy than that truthful, honest American president BILL CNINTON.