Freedom of Information

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

The American Department of Defence's publication of Iraqi casualties from the Gulf War leads Alistair Cooke to explore the uses and abuses of the Freedom of Information Act.

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Fri 7 Jun 199121:00

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Fri 7 Jun 199121:00
BBC Radio 4

The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)—Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
George Bush’s term, the Panama invasion, the Soviet bloc collapse and the first Iraqi war

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