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Interesting arguments regarding not releasing FDNY records from WTC attacks
and the firefighters' oral histories
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,58561,00.html
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The city said releasing oral histories and transmissions would constitute an
invasion of privacy for firefighters and their families.
It also said the histories
constitute interagency reports that will be used for
devising policy ? which
exempts them from freedom of information laws.
"Both the oral histories and the radio transmissions,
especially the 911 calls,
contain highly personal and emotionally charged
material," wrote Michael
Cardozo, a city lawyer. "Victims were experiencing
life-threatening
circumstances, in some instances as they were dying."
The Times argues that firefighters were never informed
that their testimony
was to remain confidential. The paper also argues the
histories were
gathered for historical purposes, not to formulate policy.
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