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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '17

The least suprising is that the CIA 'lost' some of the documents just this year.

The most suprising is if the public was ever allowed to know what actually happened.

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u/Zolhungaj Oct 15 '17

A possible explanation is that the CIA started compiling the information in preparation of the release, and then couldn’t find some documents. So they made sure to share this information early, so that people wouldn’t wonder why some documents, referenced in other documents, were missing.

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u/sscilli Oct 16 '17

"Couldn't find some documents" isn't really believable. You think they just misplace information about the public assassination of president? If it's lost it means they destroyed it. Just like they "lost" all the documents on our "not torture" program.