11 Secret Documents Americans (The World) Deserve to See

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Many documents produced by the U.S. government are confidential and not released to the public for legitimate reasons of national security. Others, however, are kept secret for more questionable reasons. The fact that presidents and other government officials have the power to deem materials classified provides them with an opportunity to use national security as an excuse to suppress documents and reports that would reveal embarrassing or illegal activities.



I’ve been collecting the stories of unreleased documents for several years. Now I have chosen 11 examples that were created—and buried—by both Democratic and Republican administrations and which cover assassinations, spying, torture, 50-year-old historical events, presidential directives with classified titles and…trade negotiations.

1. Obama Memo Allowing the Assassination of U.S. Citizens

2. The Obama Interpretation of Section 215 of the Patriot Act

3. 30-page Summary of 9/11 Commission Interview with Bush and Cheney

4. Memos from President George W. Bush to the CIA Authorizing Waterboarding and other Torture Techniques

5. 1,171 CIA Documents Related to the Assassination of President Kennedy

6. Volume 5 of the CIA’s History of the Bay of Pigs Fiasco

7. National Security Decision Directives with Classified Titles

8. Major General Douglas Stone’s 700-Page Report on Prisoners Held in Afghanistan

9. Detainee Assessment Briefs for Abdullah Tabarak and Abdurahman Khadr

10. FBI Guidelines for Using GPS Devices to Track Suspects

11. U.S. Paper on Negotiating Position on the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas

And on and on and on ........................................

Source http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/ ... ews=846439