Congress has passed a measure that will reverse Executive Order 13233, signed into effect by George W. Bush, less than two months after the terrorist attacks on Sep. 11, 2001. This order would have allowed public access to presidential records 12 years after the end of that president’s term. Ronald Reagan’s records would have been made public in January 2001, but the administration stalled until the passing of Order #13233. This would have also made George H.W. Bush’s records available in 2005.
These are the records of what happened during the 80’s, i.e. Iran/Iraq war, Iran Contra Affair, US support of Mujahideen uprising, Gulf War… I wonder why George W. didn’t want us to know about those things.
