On 1/17/16, Michael Best <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Not at all weird; it seems pretty effective to me. Over 11 million >> pages "released" and only 10% _printed_ (as in someone would have to >> scan the page to get it back into electronic format) sounds like a >> pretty good access control system for something you don't really want >> to make public. > > > Unfortunately you're right. The weird part to me is the way it's justified > and presented as a transparency tool! Double speak never dies, I suppose. > =(
Where is it presented as a transparency tool? They seem to be real clear about what they're doing: "In order to directly access CREST, a researcher must visit the National Archives at College Park, Maryland. CIA recognizes that such visits may be inconvienent and present an obstacle to many researchers." Regards, Lee
