JSOC 2006 Mission: "Objective Clarke IV" (Baghdad, Iraq)
| Submitted | Feb. 10, 2017 |
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From: David Scantling
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
All documents, reports, files, and electronic-mail messages related to the Joint Special Operations Command's "Objective Clarke IV" mission on December 21, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq; limited to the following constraints:
1. The inclusive dates of November 15, 2006, to January 31, 2007;
2. Excluding any records containing the agency’s deliberative material or recommendations;
3. Excluding any records classified Top Secret (“TS”), Sensitive Compartmented Information (“SCI”), and/or Special Access Program (“SAP”); however,
4. Including all of the agency’s responsive records classified below the TS, SCI and/or SAP levels; for example, any documents marked: Unclassified ("U"), Sensitive But Unclassified ("SBU"), For Official Use Only ("FOUO"), Confidential ("C"), Law Enforcement Sensitive ("LES"), and/or Secret ("S").
Although FOIA has always presumed that government records are open to public inspection, the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, Pub. L. 114-185, prohibits agencies from withholding records unless (1) “disclosure is prohibited by law” or (2) “the agency reasonably foresees that disclosure would harm an interest protected by” one of FOIA’s exemptions. 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(8)(A). Thus, in addition to FOIA favoring disclosure and requiring its exemptions to be narrowly construed, Section 552(a)(8)(A) prohibits agencies from using their discretion to broadly withhold records merely because they believe an exemption could technically apply.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
David Scantling
From: USSOCOM FOIA
Dear Mr. Scantling,
We have received your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and have assigned it USSOCOM FOIA 2017-110. Please refer to this number should you have any questions concerning your request.
Your request is being processed in accordance with procedural requirements promulgated in Department of Defense (DoD) Regulation 5400.7-R which is available on the internet at: http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi. The actual processing time will depend upon its complexity, whether it involves sensitive records, voluminous records, extensive searches, consultation among DoD components or other agencies, and our administrative workload.
We have placed you in the "all others" category for fee purposes, which means you are obligated to pay for all search time beyond two hours and duplication costs after the first 100 pages.
Please be advised that the USSOCOM FOIA Office has a substantial number of pending FOIA cases, therefore, we process requests in a multi-track processing system based on the date of receipt and the amount of work and time involved in processing each request. We estimate the time for completion to be approximately 9-12 months; it could be more or less.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact this office at FOIA@socom.mil
Regards,
USSOCOM FOIA Team
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 10, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: USSOCOM FOIA
Dear Mr. Scantling,
This is in response to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request you submitted to the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), which was assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2017-110.
The USSOCOM FOIA office continues to work FOIA requests based on their complexity and on a first-in, first out basis. Please be assured that your request is being processed as expeditiously as possible. We currently estimate completion to be approximately 9-12 months, it could be more or less. Thank you.
Regards,
USSOCOM FOIA Team
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 10, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: USSOCOM FOIA
Dear Mr. Scantling,
This is in response to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request you submitted to the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), which was assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2017-110.
The final response letter and a copy of the original FOIA request for USSOCOM FOIA 2017-110 are being sent to you electronically. In order to protect personally identifiable information, they will be sent to you via AMRDEC SAFE. You will receive a separate email containing an individual username and password. Once the email is received, click on the link provided, which will direct you to AMRDEC SAFE. You will then be prompted to enter the provided username and password. Once entered, you will see the documents being sent to you along with instructions on how to download them.
We are closing your request with no further action required by this office.
Regards,
USSOCOM FOIA Team
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USSOCOM FOIA, FOIA@socom.mil has granted you access to a file(s) uploaded on 4/17/2017 9:28:31 AM Central Time Zone, USA.
File Description: USSOCOM FOIA 2017-110 Final Response
Package ID: 9258302
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