by TChris

A confidential Army report concludes (or so we’re told) that California’s National Guard “hadn't collected information on American citizens and hadn't designed a little-known intelligence unit to do so,” despite concerns that TalkLeft reported here. Is the report’s conclusion based on an unbiased and thorough probe of the available evidence? We don’t know, because the Army won’t tell us. We don’t even know what conclusions were drawn, because the precise findings of the investigation, like the rest of the report, have been shielded from public view.

Congressional eyebrows have risen in response to the Army’s invitation to “take our word for it”:

“Frankly, as someone who did not start out suspicious, getting the runaround doesn't make you feel any better about it,” said U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose. “If the Army wants to be believed, they need to be more open. If there's nothing to hide, why are they hiding?”

"Trust us" isn't a credible response, particularly from this administration. Rep. Lofgren says she'll ask the Army to produce the report. The Army needs to hear that request echoed a thousand times.