Obstructing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

This is a detailed article by Expose, starting off with some of the excuses reporters hear: In 2005, the Associated Press collected and published a list of novel excuses government officials used to deny FOIA requests, many of which failed the "my dog ate my homework" test. The list included,…

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A peek inside of the corrupt beltway media

At Salon.com, Glen Greenwald describes it like this: If even our Beltway media -- rather, especially them -- argues that criminality by government officials should not be punished, and that light should not be shined on what they do, then pervasive government corruption and deceit are inevitable. That is just…

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Families seek to find out why contractors died. Contractor sues them for $10M

The best justice money can buy.   Pretty amazing.   The story was covered on Alternet.org: The following article is by the lawyers representing the families of four American contractors who worked for Blackwater and were killed in Fallujah. After Blackwater refused to share information about why they were killed, the families…

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The new U.S. embassy in Iraq – an embarrassment to all decent Americans

You've got to read this description of the new American embassy under construction in Bagdad (the title: "The Colossus of Bagdad").  This monstrous construction project is unbelievably arrogant and excessive.  It will be the largest embassy on the planet. As an outpost, this vast compound reeks of one thing: imperial impunity.…

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