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National Security Archive sues White House over missing e-mails
Archive Sues to Recover 5 Million Missing White House E-mails, The National Security Archive, September 5, 2007.
The National Security Archive today sued the White House seeking the recovery and preservation of more than 5 million White House e-mail messages that were apparently deleted from White House computers between March 2003 and October 2005....
"The Bush White House broke the law and erased our history by deleting those e-mail messages," said National Security Archive director Tom Blanton. "The period of the missing email starts with the invasion of Iraq and runs through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina."
White House Sued Again Over E - Mail, by The Associated Press, September 5, 2007
The White House abandoned an automatic archiving system for its e-mail in 2002 and did not replace it, says a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the Executive Office of the President.Continue reading
Director of National Security Archive on C-SPAN; Rosemary Award Winner For Worst FOIA Performance Announced
Webcast: Tom Blanton, Director of National Security Archive at George Washington University chatted with Briam Lamb on C-SPAN this morning for about one hour. Direct to the Real Video. Also, the National Security Archive has just awarded the 3rd Annual Rosemary Award for Worst FOIA Performance to the U.S. Air Force. Continue reading
Happy 20th birthday National Security Archive!
National Security Archive 20th Anniversary: Celebrating 20 Years of Keeping Government Honest The National Security Archive celebrates its 20th anniversary today with a special event at George Washington University, headlined by Bill Moyers, with Seymour M. Hersh, Tina Rosenberg, Scott Armstrong, Geneva Overholser, Walter B. Slocombe, Morton H. Halperin and Sherry Jones. You can listen to Bill Moyers' keynote address as well as the panels with the other speakers. Moyers once again does an amazing job! If you haven't heard him talk (and even if you have!!), you're in for a real treat. Continue reading
National Security Archive urges Supreme Court to Scrutinize Government Secrecy Claims
The National Security Archive and Openness Advocates Urge Supreme Court: Tell Lower Courts to Scrutinize Government Secrecy Claims. press release, The National Security Archive, October 10, 2005.
Amici argue that secrecy does not always serve the goal of protecting national security, as the numerous investigations into the September 11 attacks on the United States all concluded. Noting that there has been an upsurge in secrecy over the last four years--and that military and intelligence officials ranging from Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to now-Director of the CIA Porter Goss all admit that a significant amount of the secrecy is unnecessary--the brief argues that the judiciary must provide a meaningful review of government claims for secrecy.Continue reading
Hiroshima Documents Posted by National Security Archive
In 1945 the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, destroying the two cities and killing over 200,000 people by the end of the year. On the 60th anniversary of the bombing, the National Security Archive has published on-line collection to date of declassified U.S. government documents on the first use of the atomic bomb and the end of the war in the Pacific. The documents include "Top Secret Ultra" summaries and translations of Japanese diplomatic cable traffic intercepted under the "Magic" program etc. The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II: A Collection of Primary Sources Continue reading
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