Los Alamos Lab Case Closed

Las Vegas Sun ^ | January 23, 2002 at 4:15:27 PST | Staff

[KirkandBurke]

Los Alamos Lab Case Closed

LOS ALAMOS, N.M.- The case of the disappearance of two hard drives containing top-secret nuclear information from Los Alamos National Laboratory has been closed, an assistant U.S. attorney said.

Sasha Siemel said Tuesday that no one will be charged in the case and that most of the investigative activity stopped several months ago.

"The case was thoroughly investigated and resulted in no charges to date," Siemel said.

The hard drives were discovered missing from a vault in the lab's top-secret X Division as a wildfire moved onto lab property in May 2000. The fire led to the evacuation of the lab and surrounding community.

The drives were nowhere to be found when workers were able to re-enter the vault. Weeks later, they were discovered behind a copy machine in a location that had previously been searched.

The computer drives contain specifications that could be used to disarm a nuclear weapon in case of an accident or terrorist threat.

The FBI had five main suspects and dozens of scientists were questioned and called before a grand jury. In January 2001, then-Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said investigators had found no evidence of espionage.

--

[KirkandBurke]

And it all just slips away quietly.

Move along folks, nothing to see here. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

[KirkandBurke]

Just like the Waco investigation. No one charged, no one at fault, no accountability.

[aShepard]

A travesty! And now that greaseball Richardson feels confident to run for office. What a hack!

[KirkandBurke]

The only thing Richardson should be running for is the border.

[steve50]

I don't think this kind of thing surprises anyone anymore, our DOJ was, and still is, a joke.

[gaspar]

Think now. Think hard. What is the last FBI success you can remember?

[steve50]

The FBI has been very sucessful, they've managed to stay in operation when they should have been disbanded and jailed.

[XBob]

the ccc continues - (clinton criminal coverups)

[sandydipper]

F&BI - Fools and Bungling Idiots. Spend millions - look in every corner - interview hundreds and then have lunch! The boys are sleeping at the switch and make big bucks doing it.

[sheltonmac]

The feds don't really have time to worry about little things like nuclear security. They have bigger fish to fry:

Ashcroft Orders Pro-Lifers to Stay Away From DC Abortion Clinics

[KirkandBurke]

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. After all, the FBI thinks christians are terrorists (at least those who believe in the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse and all those "nasty Bible things"). It still takes the wind out of my sails, though. I get a real sinking feeling every time stuff like this happens. Caution: Darkness Ahead.

[KirkandBurke]

They may as well replace the DOJ with the "Ministry of Justice." Why not go "1984" all the way.

[KirkandBurke]

Hmmmm......CCC.....kind of like the CCCP, the old hammer and sickle boys. Well, it fits. Clinton, Coverups, Communists...they all seem to go together.

[KirkandBurke]

F&BI - Fools and Bungling Idiots.

Yeah, who's training these guys anyway?!! Barney Fife??!!!

[steve50]

Barney does most of it, Otis helps out a lot.

[KirkandBurke]

Not much my friend. It's just that everything comes wrapped in a flag today.

[KirkandBurke]

Heard about the Ministry Department of Peace bill in congress? Shades of times to come.