Not that long: > While precise numbers are hard to come by (because not all cases are reported), a recent study reports that the "Bush administration has invok

Not that long: > While precise numbers are hard to come by (because not all cases are reported), a recent study reports that the "Bush administration has invoked the state secrets privilege in 23 cases since 2001." By way of comparison, "between 1953 and 1976, the government invoked the privilege in only four cases." - John Dean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dean