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noise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 12:18 AM
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10. I could have included
Edited on Mon Jul-13-09 12:22 AM by noise
No. Many records remain classified for valid national security reasons.

I find it odd how some posters appear convinced that the classified records aren't a big deal. We constantly hear something like "Truthers have no evidence after 7+ years. Ridiculous. Enough already." The point is that all citizens remain ignorant due to the continuing secrecy. The secrecy is contradictory. On one hand 9/11 skeptics are told they are full of shit. OTOH, key records remain classified even though it has been over 7 years since the attacks. In relation to two classified 9/11 documents (the CIA 9/11 IG report* and 28 pages of the JI which deal with reported Saudi involvement), government officials (i.e. Sen. Wyden in regards to the IG report and Sen. Graham in regards to the JI report) have stated that there are no national security reasons for the classification. Yet the documents remain classified. I highly recommend the book Nation of Secrets by Ted Gup. In his book he explains how in many cases national security classification procedures are abused in order to conceal criminal and/or embarrassing conduct by government officials.

*The executive summary of this report was declassified in 8/07. The full report is still classified.
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