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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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