If the ACLU's FOIA request to release torture documentation was granted...

[The Night Owl]

If the ACLU's FOIA request to release torture documentation was granted, then doesn't the government or the courts have some obligation to keep the public informed as to the status of the release?

There is no Freedom of Information Act if the government, with one secret filing, can squash it like a bug.

[acmejack]

1. and your point is?

They have shown a blatant contempt for the law of the land for a long time now. They'll let us see whatever they want, if they want.

[The Night Owl]

3. The NY Times has stated that the goverment is not in violation...

The NY Times has stated that the goverment is not in violation of a court order to release torture materials. All I'm trying to do is determine the release date of the torture materials so I can start righetously bitching if the government does violate a court order to release them.

[Village Idiot]

2. Freedom of Information Act???

Read between the lines...it's just like "No Child Left Behind," "Clear Skies Initiative," Social Security Initiative" and "Healthy Forests Initiative."

Orwell is busting a gut over this somewhere...