Author: John Greenewald

Introduction On September 11, 2012 in Libya, a heavily armed group executed an attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi. The attack began at night in a U.S. diplomatic compound for the consulate, and ended at another diplomatic compound nearby where the U.S. intelligence was posted. Killed were U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other members of his diplomatic mission, U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith and U.S. embassy security personnel Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods. Two other Americans and seven Libyans were also injured. The Benghazi attack was strongly condemned by the governments of Libya,…

The following documents have been released by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).  They include all correspondence between members of Congress, and the DIA. Document Archive 2013 Congressional Correspondence Logs with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) [19 Pages, 1MB]

This report provides the results of an investigation into allegations that DoD officials mismanaged an antiterrorist program known as “Able Danger,” and that in doing so they reprised against a key proponent of Able Danger, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Anthony A. Shaffer, a member of the U.S. Army Reserve who holds a civilian position in the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Document Archive Alleged Misconduct By Senior DoD Officials Concerning The Able Danger Program and Lieutenant Colonel Anthony A. Shaffer, U.S. Army Reserve, September 18, 2006 [73 Pages, 6MB] – (Note: Documents were requested on ABLE DANGER from DIA. They sent this…

Project Coast Background Project Coast was a top-secret chemical and biological weapons (CBW) program instituted by the South African government during the apartheid era. Project Coast was the successor to a limited post-war CBW program which mainly produced the lethal agents CX powder and mustard gas; as well as non-lethal tear gas for riot control purposes.  Project Coast was headed by Wouter Basson, a cardiologist who was the personal physician of the then South African Prime Minister PW Botha. Declassified Documents Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) FOIA Response Indicated 21 Pages Completely Exempt [2 Pages, 1MB] Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)   Prospects…

While at OGE, Seth Jaffe worked on a detail for a year as an Ethics Advisor in the White House Counsel’s Office. Seth joined OGE after practicing civil rights and constitutional law. After graduating cum laude from Duke University School of law, Seth began his career working as a litigation associate for Curtis MalletPrevost Colt & Mosle, a large New York City law firm. Immediately prior to joining the Office of Government Ethics, Seth served as Acting Deputy General Counsel and Director of EEO Programs at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. In addition, Seth worked as the Managing Attorney…