declassified

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Mr. Friedman relies on unpublished letters, out-of-print memoirs and declassified files to craft his narrative of the operation, a joint initiative between British intelligence and the Jewish Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Williams didn’t speak about the details of the encounter — even with family members — until records about the dogfight were declassified in 2002.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Twenty images, many of which are too graphic to show, were published as part of a declassified FBI report into Epstein's death in custody, as well as a post-mortem and internal prison documents.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The changes are made starkly clear in comparisons by conservation start-up The TreeMap's Nusantara Atlas project, which paired declassified Cold War-era US spy images of the island with recent satellite photos.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

As more documents become declassified over the coming years, I will be freer to speak openly about my role during that dark period in our history.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling