It's supposed to take 20 days to get a response from a Freedom of Information Act request. 20 days. A reporter in San Francisco has been waiting 24 years for compliance with a request. That means it's passed through four administrations...Raygun to Preznit Hides Everything. He's gotten some stuff...but not everything.
FBI spokeswoman Megan Baroska told The Associated Press that the agency cannot discuss other people's FOIA requests.
"Basically, the FOIA is a matter between the FBI and Mr. Rosenfeld," she said. "Mr. Rosenfeld could file a request to get further information about his request."my emphasis
That's gotta be a quote for the Orwell Awards in America.
File a request about your request. With the Department of Redundancy Department, please.
Thank you.
Thank you.
posted by Jo Fish on 03.13.05 at 02:11 PM
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Let's encourage the Village People to perform for the White House and Congress the YMCA theme substituting FOIA in the lyrics and their arms manuevers. F-O-I-A! Bush Jr. may file a Freedom From Information Act bill to counter this under the auspices of the Patriot Act.
posted by: Shag from Brookline on 03.14.05 at 05:55 AM [permalink]
Prior to 9/11, it took about 18 months to get a FOIA through OSD's office. And that was no guarentee that they had the right answer or document. Now it's even harder. I don't even try to ask for CB defense documents. Summarily protected by White House executive memo (yes, memo not directive).
