Background On 10 May 2005, Vladimir Arutyunian waited for United States President George W. Bush and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to speak. When Bush began speaking, he threw a Soviet-made RGD-5 hand grenade, wrapped in a red plaid handkerchief, toward the podium where Bush stood as he addressed the crowd. The grenade landed 18.6 metres (61 ft) from the podium, near where Saakashvili, his wife Sandra E. Roelofs, Laura Bush, and other officials were seated. The grenade failed to detonate. Although original reports indicated that the grenade was not live, it was later revealed that it was. After Arutyunian pulled…
Author: John Greenewald
Background Hillary Rodham Clinton served as U.S. Secretary of State from January 21, 2009 to February 1, 2013. The FBI conducted an investigation into allegations that classified information was improperly stored or transmitted on a personal e-mail server she used during her tenure. Declassified Documents Department of Justice (DOJ) Documents DOJ Communications with the FBI Regarding Hillary Clinton Email Investigation – [590 Pages, 30.1MB] Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Documents FBI Notes Regarding Hillary Clinton Email Scandal – Mishandling of Classified Information – Release #1 [58 Pages, 38.2MB] FBI Notes Regarding Hillary Clinton Email Scandal – Mishandling of Classified Information – Release #2…
Background This document was first released in 2016 (which I have archived below). I requested a Mandatory Declassification Review in November of 2018, and it appears someone else did the same earlier in the year, and it was processed again with less redactions. This is still highly classified and is available below. Document Archive Additional Operational and Security Considerations for the Next Phase of Abu Zubaydah Interrogation, July 2, 2002 [6 Pages, 0.8MB] https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/cia/EOM-2019-00096.pdf 2016 Original CIA Release [6 Pages, 0.8MB] https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/cia/0006541506.pdf
Background In November of 2016, I requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that the FBI send over their expenses for outside legal fees for Fiscal Years 2014, 2015 and 2016. It was not until November 30, 2018, that responsive documents were finally sent to me. Document Archive Outside Legal Expense Fees, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Fiscal Years 2014, 2015 and 2016 [9 Pages, 1.2MB] https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/fbifiles/fbilegalfees-2014-2016.pdf
Background According to the report: “Saudi Arabia is a key base of financial support for al-Qa’ida. Most of the money originates from wealthy individuals, fundraisers who solicit smaller donations, and diversions from non-governmental organizations (NGOs); a portion of the funding is derived from legitimate religious contributions.” The report was originally released in 2012, but heavily redacted. I filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) on September 11, 2018, and did receive a new, SLIGHTLY less redacted version in November of the same year. The follow appears to be the only new information from the MDR, which appeared in the SCOPE NOTE…