FBI File: Saddam Hussein
1,581 pages of Hussein’s file, with more on the way.
Author: Russ Kick
Recently updated pages
• New scan (issue 3.2) added to CounterSpy
• DIA and Intelligence Community Inspector General added to Watchdogs
• National Guard added to Presidential Transition Briefings
• New material added to FBI’s FOIA Land page
• CIA, DOJ, others added to Watchdogs
• Major update of the About page
“Collecting Black Literature for Armed Forces Libraries”
An obscure, groundbreaking Army report written by a legendary librarian.
FBI’s Internal Magazine – “The Investigator” – April 1967
Scanned directly, at high resolution, from a rare printed copy of the FBI’s long-running internal magazine, The Investigator.
Unreleased SIGAR Report: “Fraud and Corruption in the Afghan Mining Industry”
“While this effort did develop a great deal of intelligence and confirmation of the systemic corruption in the Afghan mining industry, it did not produce any actionable information that could be used in a U.S. or Afghan criminal prosecution.”
Interior Dept’s Proposed Changes to FOIA Regulations
All of the proposed changes to the Interior Dept’s FOIA regulations clearly presented in context.
1,400 Photos of Rick Perry Attending Meetings & Functions, Nov-Dec 2017
Previously unreleased photos of Secretary of Energy Rick Perry at meetings, conferences, and sitting in sweet cars. Cameos by Zinke, Pruitt, Trump, and Bill Gates.
FBI File: Whole Foods
Previously unreported: US Attorneys Office and FBI opened a case regarding Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey’s secret postings to an online stock forum. They closed the case when the SEC declined to pursue charges after its own investigation.
Microgram, the DEA’s Deleted Newsletter & Journal
During the summer, the Drug Enforcement Administration pulled down all issues of its newsletter for drug warriors, plus six years of its chemistry journal. They’re reposted here, as convenient collections.
I just posted two huge FOIA releases from EPA regarding the Volkswagen emission-rigging scandal: 194 spreadsheets and 7 big PDFs (530 megs) and 8 years of email between EPA and VW (3.5 gigs). (Original FOIA requests from reporters at Reuters and Bloomberg.)
