EXCLUSIVE: Clapper Memo Reveals Rationale Behind NSA Review Group Secrecy
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Here Are The Secret Details Gitmo Warden Claimed Could Be Used By Al-Qaeda to Attack Prison
<!--//--><![CDATA[// ><!-- DV.load("//www.documentcloud.org/documents/801592-col-bogdans-unsealed-guantanamo-declaration-in.js", { width: 600, height: 600, sidebar: false, text: false, pdf: false, container: "#DV-viewer-801592-col-bogdans-unsealed-guantanamo-declaration-in" }); //--><!]]> Score one for transparency. A federal court judge on Thursday—in response to …
NSA Claims No Audio, Transcripts or Notes From Official's Interview With Gellman, But Assertion Appears to Be Untrue
<!--//--><![CDATA[// ><!-- DV.load("//www.documentcloud.org/documents/797986-nsa-response-to-leopold-foia-for-interview-audio.js", { width: 600, height: 600, sidebar: false, text: false, pdf: false, container: "#DV-viewer-797986-nsa-response-to-leopold-foia-for-interview-audio" }); //--><!]]> Last month, Barton Gellman published an explosive story in the Washington Post …
That Time DOJ's FOIA Cop Accused Me of Engaging in a Vast FOIA Conspiracy
The Department of Justice’s Office of Information Policy (OIP) is the top cop that’s supposed to ensure all government agencies—including DOJ—comply with an important law: the Freedom of Information Act …
DHS Dumps 1,400 Pages of Heavily Redacted Records Related to Agency's Role in Drafting 2012 Counterterrorism Guidelines
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just released 1,400 pages of emails and other internal records concerning the agency’s role in advising the Department of Justice and Office of Director …
Journalist Files FOIA Lawsuit Against Justice Dept For Copy of Senate's CIA Torture Report
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Guantanamo Warden Details Fears About Prison Attack in New Document
<!--//--><![CDATA[// ><!-- DV.load("//www.documentcloud.org/documents/779109-col-john-bogdan-august-3-declaration-released-to.js", { width: 600, height: 600, sidebar: false, text: false, pdf: false, container: "#DV-viewer-779109-col-john-bogdan-august-3-declaration-released-to" }); //--><!]]> The warden of the Guantanamo Bay prison continues to make extraordinary claims …
Here's What the White House's "Secret" Plan to Close Guantanamo Looks Like
<!--//--><![CDATA[// ><!-- DV.load("//www.documentcloud.org/documents/777815-white-house-plan-to-close-guantanamo.js", { width: 600, height: 600, sidebar: false, text: false, pdf: false, container: "#DV-viewer-777815-white-house-plan-to-close-guantanamo" }); //--><!]]> Last month, hours before a Senate subcommittee held a hearing on shuttering …
Revealed: The 95 FOIA Requests Flagged for Pentagon Approval
A few weeks ago, the nonpartisan organization Cause of Action posted a story on its website about a secret Pentagon policy that calls for certain Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) …
Guantanamo’s Indefinite Prisoners Will Finally Have Cases Reviewed Just as Senate Committee Set to Hold Hearing On Closing Prison
Attorneys representing Guantanamo prisoners were notified by a government official late Friday night that the men who the Obama administration has determined can neither be prosecuted nor released will finally …