Sunday, February 26, 2006

U.S. reclassifies government memos

The presence of American GIs and other U.N. troops in Korea in 1950 was well documented on film and in textbooks. But under a secret government program, memos on that war are among 9,500 documents now virtually erased from the National Archives.

Supporters cite national security; critics say the federal government is trying to rewrite history. Read or watch the story as aired on NBC Nightly News Friday.

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