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Declassified, But Still Unavailable

Two hundred and seventy million pages of FBI files were recently declassified. Why can’t the public access them?

By Nat Parry

At the stroke of midnight on December 31, hundreds of millions of pages of secret government documents—including 270 million pages of FBI files—were instantly declassified, promising to shed light on everything from the Cuban Missile Crisis to government surveillance of antiwar and civil rights activists in the ’60s and ’70s. It was to be a “Cinderella moment,” said the New… return to article

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    Hardly surprising. What is in fact a real national security issue is exposing the public to the true historical modus operandi of our government. Bush and the Neo-cons didn’t start all this subterfuge and manipulation, nor will it end with them. Remember, Big Brother not only controls the media, he also runs the opposition and infiltrates the rebellious to the point of skewing and directing their dialogue. Can you feel it?

    United States Posted by recursive prophet on Feb 6, 2007 at 12:12 PM

    If they have a manpower shortage, maybe we could organize some volunteers to help them.

    United States Posted by mcgreivey on Feb 7, 2007 at 2:04 AM
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