Thursday, August 29, 2013

Recent NSA Revelations Reveal That The Pentagon Lied On Obtaining Osama Bin Laden's DNA Results

A video grab from undated footage obtained in 2007 shows Osama bin Laden making statements from an unknown location. REUTERS/REUTERS TV

Did The Pentagon Violate The Freedom of Information Act by Withholding Bin Laden's DNA Results? -- Slate

The leaked secret budget documents reported on today in the Washington Post revealed that an American military lab in Afghanistan confirmed Osama bin Laden’s identity using DNA analysis shortly after he was killed. The AP notes that previously the Pentagon denied “it had any records of these tests in a response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by The Associated Press.”

The AP says, the day after bin Laden was killed, it submitted FOIA requests for verification tests performed on bin Laden, as well as videos, photographs, and other documents related to the mission. In March 2012, the AP reports it was informed by the Defense Department that it could not locate any of the requested files.

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Update: Osama bin Laden’s DNA confirmed in secret lab test after al Qaeda leader was killed: report -- AP

My Comment: The Pentagon lied .... but the sad part is that even though this lie has now been revealed .... no one is going to be held accountable.

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