Possibly, after that, we’ll probably have to go to court. But, we would much rather this be done without litigation. And, you know, President Obama did issue new FOIA guidance that said they’re going to withhold documents only when disclosure would result in an identifiable national security harm. While these are still early days, I think the release of these memos is an indication that he takes that promise seriously.
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#1 Posted by steve abe, CJR on Wed 13 May 2009 at 06:50 PM
I have been a life-long supporter and defender of the ACLU, but now, I through. The ACLU has always demonstrated a certain amount of narcissism in pursuing issues at the expense of innocent people, but now it has gone beyond the pale by seeking for no good reason to expose documents which increases the risk of injury and death to 200,000 troops who are keeping us safe. Anyone who supports our troops should tear up their ACLU card as I have just done. Jammel Jaffer needs to come out of his ivory tower and apologize.
#2 Posted by David Loomis, CJR on Sat 16 May 2009 at 08:32 PM
I have been a life-long supporter and defender of the ACLU, but now, I through. The ACLU has always demonstrated a certain amount of narcissism in pursuing issues at the expense of innocent people, but now it has gone beyond the pale by seeking for no good reason to expose documents which increases the risk of injury and death to 200,000 troops who are keeping us safe. Anyone who supports our troops should tear up their ACLU card as I have just done. Jammel Jaffer needs to come out of his ivory tower and apologize.
#3 Posted by David Loomis, CJR on Sat 16 May 2009 at 08:33 PM