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News, documents and analysis on violent extremismMonday, February 11, 2008
The Problem With FOIA...is exemplified in the documents linked here.The link shows an FBI FD-302. I received two copies of the same document -- as part of the same FOIA release. Both copies are redacted. So what's the problem? 1. The first copy is much MORE redacted than the second copy, even though they were part of the same release and thus, in theory, subject to the same standards. 2. So what was so vitally important that it required redaction? Among the highly sensitive redactions I found this valuable piece of information: "MURAD was read his rights in English and stated that he understood." I defy anyone to tell me why that information should have been redacted. 3. So was their rationale? The exemptions claimed on the redacted copy include b6 and b7c, both "privacy" interests. How does it violate personal privacy to say that someone who is admittedly under indictment was read his rights? And since the rest of the document is exempted under b6 and b7c, it's tough to have any confidence that the rest of the censorship is any more valid than the clearly bogus application already exposed. Labels: Weblog Views expressed on INTELWIRE are those of the author alone.
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BOOKS"...smart, granular analysis..."ISIS: The State of TerrorMore on ISIS: The State of Terror "...a timely warning...""At a time when some politicians and pundits blur the line between Islam and terrorism, Berger, who knows this subject far better than the demagogues, sharply cautions against vilifying Muslim Americans. ... It is a timely warning from an expert who has not lost his perspective." -- New York Times More on Jihad Joe ABOUT![]() RECENTNewest posts!New document blog 1999-07-08: FBI, summary of information, Khalid Sh... 1999-07-08: FBI, summary of information, Khalid Sh... 1995-05-11: FBI FD-302, Abdul Hakim Murad 1995-05-11: FBI FD-302, Abdul Hakim Murad 2003-02-??: FBI report, The September 11 Hijacker ... 2003-02-??: FBI report, The September 11 Hijacker ... 2002-06-10: FBI, request for information, Khalid S... 2002-06-10: FBI, request for information, Khalid S... Computerworld on Mujahideen Secrets 2 EXCLUSIVESNew York Pipe Bomb Suspect Linked to Revolution Muslim The Utility of Lone Wolves Interview with Online Jihadist Abu Suleiman Al Nasser A Way Forward for CVE: The Five Ds How Terrorists Use The Internet: Just Like You PATCON: The FBI's Secret War on the Militia Movement Interview About Jihad With Controversial Cleric Bilal Philips Forgeries on the Jihadist Forums U.S. Gave Millions To Charity Linked To Al Qaeda, Anwar Awlaki State Department Secretly Met With Followers of Blind Sheikh State Department Put 'Political Pressure' On FBI To Deport Brother-in-Law Of Osama Bin Laden In 1995 FBI Records Reveal Details Of Nixon-Era Racial Profiling Program Targeting Arabs Gaza Flotilla Official Was Foreign Fighter in Bosnia War U.S. Had 'High Confidence' Of UBL Attack In June 2001 Behind the Handshake: The Rumsfeld-Saddam Meeting |