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Secret Gov't Documents Will be Declassified 12/31

Posted by samzenpus on from the but-not-a-minute-earlier dept.

mozzwald writes "This New Year's Eve, at midnight on the dot, hundreds of millions of pages of U.S. government secrets will be revealed. Or at least they'll no longer be official secrets — it may actually take months or more for the National Archives and Records Administration to make those pages available for public consumption."

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  1. in other words by macadamia_harold · · Score: 5, Funny

    it may actually take months or more for the National Archives and Records Administration to make those pages available for public consumption.

    in other words, it takes the government a few months to go over every line on every page with a black marker. The pages might be declassified (but see if you can read the information!)

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    1. Re:in other words by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
      in other words, it takes the government a few months to go over every line on every page with a black marker. The pages might be declassified (but see if you can read the information!)


      That's not censorship! They're just making us a favor by highlighting all the good stuff.

    2. Re:in other words by WgT2 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't worry. Perhaps they'll release the blacked-out material as Word docs.

      You'll be able to read everything then!

    3. Re:in other words by amliebsch · · Score: 4, Funny

      Maybe, but the real challenge will be to read them before Sandy Berger stuffs them in his pants and "misplaces" them.

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  2. Finally by Psychotria · · Score: 4, Funny

    The secret invasion by aliens will be revealed. I, for one, welcome our new overlords. I've been watching them for years on Lost in Space, Star Trek, V, Battlestar Gallactica and The Smurfs. I am looking forward to the secret being revealed and my release from the asylum.

  3. Re:Can't wait... by Charcharodon · · Score: 5, Funny
    There was plenty of justification for attacking Iraq.

    The president said "Hey let's attack Iraq" and Congress said "America!...Fuck Yea!" and then Congress said to Americans "Hey let's attack Iraq" and they said "America!...Fuck Yea!" and that's all there is to it.

    There are no bench-marks or justfications for war just details and more importantly the willingness to goto war.

  4. Re:Call it cynicism, but... by TodMinuit · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've been searching for years for some of the info on the nuclear tests done in the late 50's, as my dad was in 13 of them.

    What kind of super powers does he have?

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  5. Re:Call it cynicism, but... by vertinox · · Score: 4, Funny

    What kind of super powers does he have?

    Apparently to have the ability to still have children after 13 nuclear tests.

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  6. Re:Can't wait... by elrous0 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Tell me more of this "automobile" you speak of.

    It sounds like a dastardly good killer. But does it offer the value and performance I've come to expect with my laser sharks?

    -Eric

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