Still unnerving the feds

Rocky Mountain News, Denver: That the FBI is seeking to purge columnist Jack Anderson's private papers after his death would have surely gladdened the heart of the old muckraker. While he was active, Anderson broke many stories that were intensely embarrassing to the White House, the CIA and FBI.
Anderson's private files obviously would be of considerable public interest, and 188 boxes of them were recently transferred to George Washington University for eventual availability to scholars and researchers.
An FBI spokesman explained, "It's been determined that among the papers there are a number of U.S. government documents containing classified information."
While the information may have been classified, it's no longer secret and it's old; the heyday of Anderson's column was in the 1970s. What the documents may reveal is a pattern of government deception and dissembling.
The Anderson family should remain firm in its resolve not to allow the feds to plunder his files. Apparently, Bush administration efforts to go after journalists who are nosy apply even to the dead ones.