Because lying is not as effective as simply legally forbidding anyone to talk about it.

[grinninfoole]

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2004/07/05/translator_in_eye_of_storm_on_retroactive_classification/?rss_id=Boston%20Globe%20--%20Front% ( Read more... )

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[crouchback]

You can read all three documents at the Memoryhole.

The FBI has done similar things in several administrations. Don't assume that they coordinate with anyone but themselves.

Remember, it stands for Famous But Incompetent. When information comes out that makes the Bureau look bad, they will move Heaven and Earth to cover it up..and that's been true since J. Edgar Hoover ran it.

[grinninfoole]

From the article, it is clear that they coordinate with no one, not even themselves.