“A US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia panel ruled this week that such information can be concealed from the public by US government entities for ‘law enforcement purposes’ because ‘terrorists or criminals could use that information to determine whether attacking a dam would be worthwhile.’ The case was brought by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a resource non-profit for potential government whistleblowers. PEER says the decision ‘significantly expands the scope of the exemption under the Freedom of Information Act for material compiled for ‘law enforcement purposes.'”
http://rt.com/usa/public-safety-infrastructure-terrorists-174/
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