{"id":6309,"date":"2019-10-11T01:30:48","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T01:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/?p=6309"},"modified":"2020-06-11T12:18:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T12:18:47","slug":"debunking-the-foia-exempt-myth-in-under-17-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/debunking-the-foia-exempt-myth-in-under-17-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Debunking the &#8220;FOIA Exempt&#8221; Myth in Under 17 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Debunking the &quot;FOIA Exempt&quot; Myth in Under 17 Minutes\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yheR96TRoVQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>In the UFO field, a growing excuse for the lack of official evidence on AATIP and UAPs is that it is all &#8220;Exempt from FOIA&#8221; or simply &#8220;FOIA Exempt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But that isn&#8217;t quite true. In fact, it&#8217;s not even close to being accurate, at least in the way it is being portrayed.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a breakdown, with sourced information, on why this is all not what it seems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Support this channel for as little as $1 a month, and get some cool stuff in the process: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/theblackvault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/theblackvault<\/a> (All proceeds go towards making this channel bigger and better!)<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Reference Links<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; 38 Reports Created Under AAWSAP\/AATIP: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/the-advanced-aviation-threat-identification-program-aatip-dird-report-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/the-advanced-aviation-threat-identification-program-aatip-dird-report-research\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), Tom DeLonge, Luis Elizondo and the Claims of To The Stars Academy: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/to-the-stars-academy-of-arts-science-tom-delonge-and-the-secret-dod-ufo-research-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/to-the-stars-academy-of-arts-science-tom-delonge-and-the-secret-dod-ufo-research-program\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Luis Elizondo Presents the History of AATIP: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D3r6SmrCUM0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D3r6SmrCUM0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background In the UFO field, a growing excuse for the lack of official evidence on AATIP and UAPs is that it is all &#8220;Exempt from FOIA&#8221; or simply &#8220;FOIA Exempt.&#8221; But that isn&#8217;t quite true. 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