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Obama Administration Continues to Abuse State Secrets Privilege to Cover Up Misdeeds

Nancy Goldstein, Comment Is Free. December 11, 2011.

The State Department response to the ACLU's FOIA requests for WikiLeaks' cables reveals the absurd abuses of state secrecy.

Outrage: House Sneakily Passes Bill Banning Release of Photos Showing Detainee Abuse

Nick Baumann, MotherJones.com. October 16, 2009.

The provision was slipped into a Homeland Security spending bill "apparently under direct orders from the Administration."

Obama DOJ Releases Bush-Era CIA Torture Memos

The American Civil Liberties UnionApril 16, 2009.

"The documents (are) further confirmation that the Office of Legal Counsel distorted the law to support the Bush administration's torture."

Report: More Than 90 People Have Died in U.S. Immigrant Prisons

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 3, 2009.

Thirty-two of the deaths occurred at jails run by private companies, including 18 belonging to the notorious Corrections Corporation of America.

Explosive New Documents Reveal More Details of Bush-Era Torture, Including Prisoners Tortured to Death

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. February 13, 2009.

Documents obtained by the ACLU and other groups expose more shocking treatment of prisoners from Gitmo to Bagram.

Will Bush's Secret Legal Memos Be Released?

Chisun Lee, ProPublica. January 30, 2009.

An interactive guide to the Bush administration's classified legal opinions in the 'War on Terror' reveals how much we still don't know.

How Much Have Taxpayers Coughed Up for the Most Secretive White House Ever?

Willam Fisher, IPS News. September 16, 2008.

According to a new study, the Bush administration has spent almost $200 on keeping secrets to every dollar allocated to open them.

CIA Admits to Existence of 7,000 Documents on Secret Detention, Rendition, and Torture

AlterNetApril 25, 2008.

The CIA has stonewalled Congressional oversight committees, claiming the documents are too sensitive to release.

Bush's Open-Records Order a Sham

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 26, 2008.

A recent report shows that the Bush administration has failed to deliver on its promise to cut the FOIA backlog. This is no accident.

Bush Goes After FOIA

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. February 7, 2008.

The President's attack on the Freedom of Information Act is his latest attempt to preserve state secrecy.

Shutting Down Transparent Government, Bush-Style

Ruth Rosen, TomDispatch.com. September 10, 2007.

How the Bush government is now trying to prevent you from being able to use the Freedom of Information Act.