Regarding Freeh: Once upon a time in America it may have been possible for the most competent and the most honorable people to move to the top, because they could be trusted with the reins of power. Today we have people like Freeh, the dictionary definition of "sh*t floats". Now, slick hacks, polished in the art of playing politics, rapidly bypass their betters, and force their remaining colleagues and anyone else, who may have so much as an ounce of skill or integrity, out of the organization.
I have a friend who's a West Point grad, has a sterling character, and a deep love of God and country. He left the military right after Clinton was re-elected. He just couldn't take it anymore. He said that he couldn't in good conscience help implement the new agenda, that it was going to get people killed, and that his superiors roadblocked him until he felt literally "under siege". He had to either, go along with the new program, or resign, so he resigned, and they seemed glad when he did.