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Unfair Redactions

The following documents are examples of uneven and/or excessive redaction, which are common in these releases. Many documents have been completely censored, gutting them of meaning and context. In some cases, duplicate copies of a document have been redacted differently, which may imply carelessness on the part of FOIA staff or a lack of standards, in practice, for redacting sensitive government texts.

Redacted Netting Letter: Redacted email discussion of the netting provisions in the bankruptcy bill

Unredacted Netting Letter: Unredacted version of the same discussion

Redacted Email: "More on the Enron Issue": Completely redacted email messages

Redacted Email: No Subject: Even the subject line of this email has been blocked out.

Redacted Email: Dabhol Controversy: Redacted summary of US Embassy's reports on Dabhol controversy in India

Unredacted Email: Dabhol Controversy: Same email, received by different person, unredacted.  The information was censored when first released, but just seven days later is deemed acceptable for public knowledge.

Embassy Talking Points: Two versions of the same document, one redacted, one not, released within days of each other.

Enron, Without a Context: Completely redacted document, lacking any kind of context.

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