[PGR88]

When communism fell, the Germans opened the files of the STASI to the public

When Apartheid ended, South Africa allowed the open investigation of its secret police forces

The USA, sadly, needs to do the same with the FBI

[Tench_Coxe]

"When communism fell, the Germans opened the files of the STASI to the public"

Those they could get their hands on. If I remember correctly, there was a lot of shredding/burning etc. going on.