Transparency in action

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On 20 August 2004, 9/11 Commission Co-Chairs Kane and Hamilton encouraged the Archivist of the United States "...to conduct a systematic review of the records that are not currently available to the public with the goal of releasing to the public as much information as is allowable by law and regulation on January 2, 2009, or as soon thereafter as possible." This request was a direct result of deliberations by the Commissioners at a 21 July 2004 meeting. The result was a vote to allow public access to these records, to the fullest extent of the law, beginning January 2, 2009, or as soon thereafter as is possible. NARA was able to process a significant portion of the collection to be made available to the public on Wednesday, January 14.

The 21 July 2004 meeting notes (nice penmanship): Commission declassification meeting

http://www.archives.gov/legislative/research/9-11/faqs.html">FAQS on the 9/11 Commission records

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1. After doing some checking

it seems that the pending classification status files were sent to the relevant agencies some time ago (i.e. maybe as early as 2004). They can sit on the records as long as they want and then falsely claim that declassification would harm national security. There is an appeal process on the NARA site which is probably as effective as Congressional oversight.

I think this sums up the whole thing rather well:





A medal and a book deal. Who needs the records. We can simply trust Tenet.

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2. No Huffington Post fans

want to comment?

Don't you want to tell us how only "birthers" find reason to question Tenet?

Or that only "Moon hoax" advocates take issue with the 9/11 commission record secrecy?