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Releasing Osama Bin Laden’s Porn Stash: The Public's Heroic Battle with the CIA Continues
The CIA recently rejected a FOIA request for bin Laden's pornography, which Navy Seals recovered during their 2011 raid of his compound in Pakistan.
The FBI Discussed an 'End-Game' for a US Citizen Killed in a Drone Strike
While monitoring Samir Khan, a North Carolina resident who later fled to Yemen to join al Qaeda, FBI agents from around the country met to debate strategy.
A CIA Interrogator Said the Agency Punished Him For Cooperating With Torture Probe
An interrogator who worked on "high-value detainees" told the CIA's internal watchdog that he believed the CIA withheld money from him as a reprisal.
This Is What Started the Senate’s Battle With the CIA Over the Torture Report
Documents obtained by VICE News depict a fight over the classification of info related to the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes.
The White House FOIA Scandal Is Not a Scandal
The decision by the White House this week to remove certain FOIA regulations from the books is poorly timed, but it doesn't really change anything.
Fred Phelps and the FBI: Their Greatest Hits, Part 2
Last week's release of FBI documents on Fred Phelps, the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, were actually redacted more than similar documents released in 2011.
Official Reports on the Damage Caused by Edward Snowden's Leaks Are Totally Redacted
VICE News obtained Defense Intelligence Agency documents concerning the alleged damage caused by the leaks. But they were essentially blank.
The FBI Used a 1951 Book to Gain Insight Into an American al Qaeda Suspect
While investigating Samir Khan, the North Carolina blogger who was eventually killed in a drone strike in Yemen, the FBI consulted 'The True Believer.'
DOJ Probe Into Alleged Senate and CIA Torture Report Crimes Is Shrouded in Secrecy
Although the Senate released the summary of its torture report in December, the battle between the Intelligence Committee and the CIA shows no signs of abating.
The CIA Explains What They Redacted From the Senate Torture Report — and Why
A CIA lawyer revealed what kind of information the agency redacted in the report's 499-page summary, and the reasoning behind the redactions.
The Government's Latest FOIA Response: 15 Blank Pages
Another example of why America's FOIA laws are in need of reform: It took 10 months for CENTCOM to process a request that resulted in 15 blank pages.