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Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

@ArmUkraineNow @bartona104 ...It's a famous case in the history of the Freedom of Information Act because the move of refusing to confirm or deny has become a literal verb in government-speak in this area. Use in a sentence: "@JasonLeopold FOIAed that shit years ago, but they Glomared him." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 1, 2022

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Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

@ArmUkraineNow @bartona104 The term is from the case of the so-called Glomar Explorer, a boat built by the CIA with a giant claw on it to pick up a sunken Soviet submarine and grab it. The mission failed. And when asked later for comment on it, the CIA refused to confirm or deny its existence.... — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 1, 2022

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@ArmUkraineNow @bartona104 @JasonLeopold Some years ago, @bartona104 did an excellent podcast history of the Glomar Explorer story. I think it may have been for @Radiolab but I'm not sure. It's a very history involving the intersection of law, CIA operations, and boats built by Howard Hughes (if memory serves) with — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 1, 2022