http://www.phoenixoregonnews.com/articles/index.cfm?artOID=332440&cp=11024Oregon Senator Says Intelligence Reports Overclassified, Public Should Have Access To
Washington, DC - Following the Senate Intelligence Committee's release of two of five planned reports on pre-war Iraq intelligence, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today criticized the excessive classification of the report and said he would urge an independent board that oversees classification of information to review the documents to determine if in fact too much was kept secret.
Wyden, who serves on the Intelligence Committee, said he would ask the Public Interest Declassification Board to examine the two reports and make a recommendation as to whether information that was not sensitive was improperly classified."Parts of these reports read like a dictionary with the definitions cut out," Wyden said.
"I am very troubled that some information in these reports has been classified even though its release would have no impact on national security. I am particularly concerned it appears that information may have been classified to shield individuals from accountability. We must strike a balance between protecting legitimate national security interests and ensuring people's rights to information about their safety and security."
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Wyden continued, "This is a textbook case of abuse of the classification system. Unfortunately, this sort of intelligence abuse has gone on for years and it's just not good government."
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