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New Declassification Process To Open 400 Million Pages of Records

Posted by timothy on from the what-do-you-want-to-see dept.

linzeal writes "The newly minted National Declassification Center has been tasked by President Obama with eliminating the backlog of more than 400 million pages of classified records that are more than 25 years old by the end of 2013. The National Archives has prepared a draft prioritization plan to guide its declassification activities, and has invited public input on the plan. A public forum on the subject will be held on June 23. This may be a bonanza for the community of historians and intelligence buffs who have been left without significant source material to work with, in some cases since WWII, especially in terms of any information on cryptography, image analysis, and espionage."

3 of 135 comments (clear)

  1. Do niggers get classified? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm curious..

  2. MARTIN LUTHER KING by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Let's see the paperwork on this communist womanizer.

  3. Re:ya right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Bullshit. Stuff is constantly being declassified, and was even during the previous administration. Of course, that's not as fashionable as STILL pointing the finger at bush for everything you don't like.