clinton and area51, page 1

Originally posted by bushfriend
a few years ago clinton atmited that area 51 existed and demanded that the base have higher enviromental standards. Anyone else heard about this?

January 29, 1999:

Presidential Determination No. 98-36 exempted the United States Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada, from any Federal, State, interstate, or local hazardous or solid waste laws that might require the disclosure of classified information concerning that operating location to unauthorized persons. Information concerning activities at the operating location near Groom Lake has been properly determined to be classified, and its disclosure would be harmful to national security. Continued protection of this information is, therefore, in the paramount interest of the United States.

Text From: TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

This was followed in on February 02, 2000 with :

WASHINGTON -- President Clinton informed Congress on Tuesday he will continue to keep classified all information about Air Force activities at a secret base near Groom Lake.

Clinton reaffirms Area 51 must remain classified information