Posted on 05/26/2002 1:02:57 AM PDT by Spar
Most likely nothing will be done. At the very most, one scapegoat or fallguy will be offered up, but I doubt that very much.
I find this statement unacceptable in a free society where accountability is the only weapon to prevent a drift into totalitarianism.
Specially now, when there are a series of critical decisions that must be made in the near future both domestically and internationally.
My solution as C.E.O. would be if the individual cannot be identified, the whole department must be replaced.
Think... immigration, security, terrorism, budget deficits... bloated-bureaucracy-business-as-usual is not an option.
We need a new party which can clearly articulate and express willingness to attack all these immediate clear-and-present-danger problems.
So far, the CIA is winning ------
From the L.A. Times ---- "America's long-troubled spy service is ramping up at its fastest rate since the Vietnam War era. Money is pouring in--$1 billion so far, with more expected. So are bugged conversations, satellite photos and other raw intelligence about Al Qaeda cells and operations around the world.
"Today, the year 2002, I have more spies stealing more secrets than at any time in the history of the CIA," Jim Pavitt, head of the agency's clandestine service, told a Duke University Law School conference last month. Among the CIA spies: an Afghan aide to Osama bin Laden who says he was paid nearly $50,000 to report on the Saudi dissident's terrorism organization, Al Qaeda, and recently was asked to pose as a prisoner and go as an informant to the U.S. detention center for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
<<<<<< snip...>>>>>> And after the attacks last fall, Bush quickly authorized the use of targeted killings and other no-holds-barred tactics that had long been restricted.
A.B. "Buzzy" Krongard, the CIA's executive director, told a group of Washington investment advisors in October that the Bush administration had "showered" the CIA with cash and power. "Today, there is only one rule, and that is, there are no rules," he said."
We posted numerous articles about Mueller's history on this forum when he was nominated and with only the exceptions of the rah rah pom poms it was a strong consensus that Mueller was going to be "a bad thing" for us all.
The legacy of Louis Freeh and Robert Mueller.
I'm wondering what rock that cockroach Louis Freeh is hiding under, haven't heard a single peep out of him in a long time.
Unbelievable! Apparently the FBI doesn't just rewrite 302s. (remember Patrick Knowlton in the Vince Foster case)
Hmmm... It wouldn't be all agent-attorneys, because apparently Crowley herself was/is an agent and a staff attorney:
[from section 3:] The problem with chalking this all up to the "20-20 hindsight is perfect" problem, (which I, as all attorneys who have been involved in deadly force training or the defense of various lawsuits are fully appreciative of), is that this is not a case of everyone in the FBI failing to appreciate the potential consequences. ...[from section 4:] Leaked news accounts which said the Minneapolis Legal Counsel (referring to me) ...
[from the last paragraph:] I have been an FBI agent for over 21 years and, for what it's worth, have never received any form of disciplinary action throughout my career. ...
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