Strange indeed. What in the world could Scoop Jackson have in his records that needs to be scrubbed today? It must have to do with someone currently in the administration, but we're talking about 22 year old records so whatever it is, it must be huge even by today's nonaccountability standards.
CIA seizes Sen. Jackson papersskip
Last week the federal document security team spent three days in the special collections division of the UW Suzzallo-Allen library. The officials, which also included people from the Department of Defense and Department of Energy, combed through 1,200 boxes of material using a five-binder index to find the targeted papers.
Carla Rickerson, head of special collections, said the team removed up to 10 documents.
She would not disclose the exact number or subject matter of the documents because of the university's privacy policies.
Rickerson said the papers, now considered classified, are being held in a secure location on campus until federal authorities declassify them.
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They cover a range of policy matters with a significant amount in Jackson's areas of expertise: national defense, foreign policy and the environment.
Since the documents were made available to the public, hundreds of researchers have reviewed them to gain insight about Jackson's role as a public servant.
Certainly someone here knows what they are hiding, any thoughts?