"The purpose of FOIA is to open up federal agencies to public scrutiny. But officials determined to thwart the spirit of the law can drag out requests for years, hoping requesters will eventually give up." https://t.co/rlCX9XWcbY
— Marty Baron (@PostBaron) December 10, 2019
As part of an ongoing, three-year legal battle, The Post has obtained notes, transcripts and audio recordings from more than 400 government interviews and compiled them into a comprehensive database.
You can view them here: https://t.co/r16ZqEpixG pic.twitter.com/XXVOAYkX0o
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 9, 2019
In interviews, generals, ambassadors, diplomats and insiders offered firsthand accounts of the mistakes that have prolonged the war.
The full, unsparing remarks and the identities of many who made them had never been made public — until now. https://t.co/r16ZqEpixG
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 9, 2019
Day 3 of the Afghanistan Papers:
“A dark pit of endless money for anything with no accountability.” https://t.co/lZQjPJvvFn— Craig Whitlock (@CraigMWhitlock) December 11, 2019
NEW: Day 4 of the Afghanistan Papers. Bags of cash from the CIA, giggling warlords and a 'corrupt as hell' president – How the United States turned Afghanistan into one of the most corrupt nations on earth. https://t.co/s8RSLE981B
— Craig Whitlock (@CraigMWhitlock) December 12, 2019
John Sopko, the head of the federal agency that conducted the interviews, acknowledged to The Post that the documents show “the American people have constantly been lied to.”https://t.co/EEJ4fTDfaP
— Phil Klay (@PhilKlay) December 9, 2019
All Americans are to blame for the failed Afghanistan war https://t.co/t1Lr4MMhK5 via @elliotackerman
— TIMEPolitics (@TIMEPolitics) December 11, 2019