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  • FBI director contradicts Gonzales

    07/26/2007 1:02:25 PM PDT · by dogbyte12 · 66 replies · 2,401+ views
    AP ^ | 7-26-07 | LAURIE KELLMAN and LARA JAKES JORDAN
    BI Director Robert S. Mueller said Thursday the government's terrorist surveillance program was the topic of a 2004 hospital room dispute between top Bush administration officials, contradicting Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' sworn Senate testimony. Mueller was not in the hospital room at the time of the dramatic March 10, 2004, confrontation between then-Attorney General John Ashcroft and presidential advisers Andy Card and Gonzales, who was then serving as White House counsel. Mueller told the House Judiciary Committee he arrived shortly after they left, and spoke with the ailing Ashcroft. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further...
  • Meltdown at Justice(Federal Bureau of Incompetence)

    03/12/2007 8:50:26 AM PDT · by kellynla · 17 replies · 1,058+ views
    Just when President Bush seemed to have beaten back the Congressional defeatists on Iraq, along comes his own Justice Department to undermine some hard-won antiterror policy gains. The incompetence at Justice is getting to be expensive for Presidential power. The latest episode involves the FBI's failure to adequately supervise the issuance of so-called "national security letters," or administrative subpoenas for counterterrorism cases that don't require a judge's approval. Congress authorized these letters in 1986 and their scope was expanded as part of the 2001 Patriot Act. An Inspector General's audit has found that some of these subpoenas were improperly issued,...
  • Gonzales, Mueller admit FBI broke law

    03/09/2007 6:27:38 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 41 replies · 1,435+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 3/9/07 | Lara Jakes Jordan - ap
    WASHINGTON - The nation's top two law enforcement officials acknowledged Friday the FBI broke the law to secretly pry out personal information about Americans. They apologized and vowed to prevent further illegal intrusions. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales left open the possibility of pursuing criminal charges against FBI agents or lawyers who improperly used the USA Patriot Act in pursuit of suspected terrorists and spies. The FBI's transgressions were spelled out in a damning 126-page audit by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine. He found that agents sometimes demanded personal data on people without official authorization, and in other cases...
  • CAPTORS RELEASE TEXAN (MUELLER), ONE OTHER

    11/30/2006 1:20:57 AM PST · by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin · 1 replies · 523+ views
    The Houston Chronicle ^ | 30 November 2006 | James Pinkerton, Mariano Castillo and Sean Mattson
    HARLINGEN — Texas businessman David Mueller arrived home in Sweetwater late Wednesday bruised and battered but alive after kidnappers freed him and another man abducted during a hunting trip in Mexico, authorities said. The search continued for three men who were still missing after more than two dozen heavily armed men staged a commando-style raid Sunday night on a private hunting ranch across the border from Laredo. Mueller, the co-owner of Sweetwater Steel Co., was released in Monterrey, Mexico, then flown by private plane to Laredo, where he met with FBI agents before traveling home. "He has sustained some physical...
  • BREAKING: Largest U.S. Islamic Charity Raided by FBI!

    09/18/2006 11:35:20 AM PDT · by areafiftyone · 281 replies · 18,254+ views
    Debbie Schlussel ^ | 9/18/06 | Debbie Schlussel
    September 18, 2006 BREAKING: Largest U.S. Islamic Charity Raided by FBI Printer Friendly By Debbie Schlussel I've been writing about LIFE for Relief and Development for years, and I think my columns (especially this one), have finally made a difference. Ditto for my complaints about LIFE to Assistant U.S. Attorney for counterterrorism, Ken Chadwell. Less than half an hour ago, the FBI began raiding LIFE and hauling out documents. Well, it's about time. LIFE--the largest Islamic charity still open for business in America--openly admitted on its 1995-'97 taxes to be a major funder of HAMAS. Headquartered in the Orthodox Jewish...
  • We'll Quit If Bribe Inquiry Halted, Say US Law Chiefs

    05/28/2006 6:57:39 PM PDT · by blam · 29 replies · 973+ views
    The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 5-29-2006 | Francis Harris
    We'll quit if bribe inquiry halted, say US law chiefs By Francis Harris in Washington (Filed: 29/05/2006) Three of America's top law officers, among them the head of the FBI, have threatened to step down over alleged attempts to halt an investigation into congressional corruption. Alberto Gonzales, the attorney general, Paul McNulty, his deputy, and Robert Mueller, the FBI director, informed President George W Bush through intermediaries last week that they would resign rather than let the inquiry be blocked. Their stand marked the latest twist in a saga which began when 15 FBI agents raided the offices of William...
  • Resignation threats resonate at White House

    05/27/2006 8:16:04 PM PDT · by LouAvul · 71 replies · 2,993+ views
    msnbc ^ | 5/27/06 | dan eggan
    The Justice Department signaled to the White House this week that the nation's top three law enforcement officials would resign or face firing rather than return documents seized from a Democratic congressman's office in a bribery investigation, according to administration sources familiar with the discussions. The possibility of resignations by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales; his deputy, Paul J. McNulty; and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III was communicated to the White House by several Justice officials in tense negotiations over the fate of the materials taken from Rep. William J. Jefferson's office, according to the sources, who spoke on...
  • Officials vowed to resign, not return papers

    05/27/2006 12:30:39 PM PDT · by Dubya · 60 replies · 1,707+ views
    The Washington Post ^ | May. 27, 2006 | DAN EGGEN and PETER BAKER
    WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department signaled to the White House this week that the nation's top three law enforcement officials would resign or face firing rather than return documents seized from a Democratic congressman's office in a bribery investigation, administration sources said. The possibility of resignations by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; his deputy, Paul McNulty; and FBI Director Robert Mueller was communicated to the White House by several Justice officials in tense negotiations over the fate of the materials taken from Rep. William Jefferson's office, according to the sources. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the issue's...
  • Attorney General, FBI Director prepared to quit over Jefferson probe: NYT

    05/27/2006 10:36:26 AM PDT · by HHKrepublican_2 · 30 replies · 1,014+ views
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI director Robert S. Mueller III said this week that they were prepared to quit if the White House directed them to relinquish evidence seized in a disputed search of a House member's office, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Citing government officials, the Times reported that Gonzalez was joined in raising the possibility of resignation by the deputy attorney general, Paul McNulty, who told associates that they had an obligation to protect evidence in a criminal case and would not be willing to follow a White House order to...
  • A Defiant Stance In Jefferson Probe

    05/27/2006 7:58:53 AM PDT · by gcruse · 67 replies · 1,545+ views
    The Washington Post ^ | May 27, 2006
    The Justice Department signaled to the White House this week that the nation's top three law enforcement officials would resign or face firing rather than return documents seized from a Democratic congressman's office in a bribery investigation, according to administration sources familiar with the discussions.
  • Hizbullah, Illegal Immigration, and the Next 9/11

    04/28/2006 2:54:53 PM PDT · by Barbarian6 · 19 replies · 908+ views
    FrontPage Magazine ^ | 28 Apr 2006 | LTC Joseph Myers
    By LTC Joseph Myers and Patrick Poole 28 April 2006: From the Article: "It is too early to predict how the current diplomatic crisis over Iran’s nuclear weapons program will play out, but Americans should assume that any potential military hostilities could result in Hezbollah striking American interests across the globe and here in the US Homeland. Possibly the Iranian ayatollahs may decide that preemptive Hezbollah suicide attacks against America might serve as a deterrent to U.S. military action against their nuclear facilities. A strategic wave of Hezbollah suicide bombings, and well coordinated military attacks in America could very well...
  • Mueller: FBI Probes Classified Data Leaks ["We do have investigations going," Mueller said..]

    04/24/2006 12:30:53 PM PDT · by Sub-Driver · 43 replies · 1,648+ views
    Mueller: FBI Probes Classified Data Leaks By TIM WHITMIRE, Associated Press Writer 12 minutes ago The FBI is conducting investigations similar to the one that resulted in last week's firing of a senior CIA analyst who acknowledged leaking classified information, director Robert Mueller said Monday. "We do have investigations going," Mueller said following a visit to the FBI's Charlotte office, which oversees the agency's operations in North Carolina. "Leaking of classified materials is a concern for those agencies that have classified materials." Mary McCarthy, who was nearing retirement at the CIA, has been identified as being fired after leaking information...
  • FBI Chief Cites Worldwide Intel

    01/26/2006 12:31:31 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 8 replies · 290+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/26/06 | Edith M. Lederer - ap
    DAVOS, Switzerland - FBI director Robert Mueller said Thursday the United States now acts on intelligence from any place in the world to fight terrorism but has not sacrificed individuals' rights to privacy in that effort. However, during an interview with The Associated Press, Mueller would not discuss renditions, the practice of covertly moving imprisoned terrorist suspects between countries outside normal legal processes. He also would not elaborate on the National Security Agency's listening without a warrant to telephone calls in the United States that Bush administration officials believe involve al-Qaida terrorists. Lawmakers from both parties have questioned whether it...
  • Vail arson suspects indicted in fed crackdown

    01/20/2006 9:29:26 PM PST · by george76 · 9 replies · 1,430+ views
    Rocky Mountain News ^ | January 20, 2006
    The arrests could begin to close the book on one of Colorado’s enduring mysteries. At the time, the Vail firebombing was considered the costliest act of eco-terrorism in the country, causing $12 million in damage, destroying the Two Elk Lodge, a mountaintop restaurant, among other structures. "The indictment tells a story of four-and-a-half years of arson, vandalism, violence and destruction claimed to have been executed on behalf of the Animal Liberation Front or Earth Liberation Front, extremist movements known to support acts of domestic terrorism," Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said at a news conference today. Appearing with Gonzales, FBI Director...
  • US indicts 11 environmental, animal activists (AG Gonzales press conference transcript)

    01/20/2006 1:47:12 PM PST · by Libloather · 30 replies · 1,052+ views
    Reuters ^ | 1/20/06
    US indicts 11 environmental, animal activists Fri Jan 20, 2006 03:05 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eleven environmental and animal rights activists have been indicted in a series of attacks in the U.S. West on targets that included the Vail Ski Resort in Colorado, the Justice Department said on Friday. The defendants, based in Portland, Oregon, and acting on behalf of the Animal Liberation Front and the Earth Liberation Front, were named in a 65-count indictment that included charges of arson and destruction of an energy facility, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said at a news conference. A Justice Department...
  • SCHLUSSEL: Bad "Flight Plan": Jodie Foster Film Defames Air Marshals, Flight Attendants

    09/23/2005 5:10:01 AM PDT · by Cool Chick · 101 replies · 3,016+ views
    DebbieSchlussel.com ^ | Sept. 22, 2005 | Debbie Schlussel
    It's been four years of bad news for flight attendants. First, 9/11 happened. Then, they were laid off. With airline bankruptcies like Northwest's, they are being laid off again. Now, in another blow, the movie, "Flight Plan," is hitting theaters, tomorrow. Starring Jodie Foster, it's an outrageous piece of propaganda and incredible display of the irresponsible. I'm embarrassed to say that a very distant cousin of mine--Charles J.D. Schlissel--is executive producer of this outrage. The J.D. must stand for "Just Despicable." If you're a freedom-loving American like me, the rotten tricks of this movie will disgust you. If you want...
  • FBI Would Have Ignored Able Danger Warnings

    08/18/2005 1:31:40 PM PDT · by Cool Chick · 18 replies · 1,205+ views
    DebbieSchlussel.com ^ | August 18, 2005 | Debbie Schlussel
    Many people have e-mailed asking for my opinion on the emerging Operation Able Danger story--in which army intelligence personnel were barred from notifying the FBI about Mohammed Atta. While I agree that the Pentagon lawyers who stopped the Able Danger operatives from notifying the FBI are culpable, and their behavior is an outrage, my take is different from most conservative commentators. I really don't think the FBI would have acted on the information. Instead, today, we'd be sweeping under the rug yet more ineptitude by the, unfortunately, "lead agency" in the War on Terror. Let's look at what the FBI...
  • Fired CIA agent seeks FBI probe of WMD intelligence

    08/03/2005 9:41:19 PM PDT · by STARWISE · 81 replies · 1,845+ views
    Reuters ^ | 8-1-05
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fired CIA agent, who a newspaper says told superiors in 2001 that Iraq had abandoned part of its nuclear program, is asking the FBI to investigate allegations that the spy agency dismissed him for refusing to falsify intelligence. A July 11 letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller from the former agent's attorney suggests CIA officials may be guilty of criminal violations involving intelligence he produced on weapons of mass destruction in 2000 that contradicted an official agency position. The former agent's attorney, Roy Krieger, said his client initially asked the CIA's inspector general to investigate charges...
  • NYT: Bush to Create New Unit in F.B.I. for Intelligence - Consolidates Negroponte's power

    06/30/2005 8:30:13 AM PDT · by OESY · 5 replies · 480+ views
    New York Times ^ | June 30, 2005 | DOUGLAS JEHL
    President Bush... ordered changes intended to break down old walls between foreign and domestic intelligence activities by creating a new national security division within the Federal Bureau of Investigation that will fall under the overall direction of John D. Negroponte, the new director of national intelligence. The directive by Mr. Bush is aimed at consolidating the power of Mr. Negroponte, whose authority over the F.B.I. had been ambiguous. It also sets in motion a major restructuring designed to dissolve the barriers that have often kept the Central Intelligence Agency and the F.B.I. at arm's length, and elevates intelligence operations to...
  • NYT: Overhauling Intelligence -- Homeland Security Adviser Gets High Marks in a Tough Job

    06/29/2005 6:25:41 AM PDT · by OESY · 8 replies · 625+ views
    New York Times ^ | June 29, 2005 | ELISABETH BUMILLER
    It is no mystery why Frances Fragos Townsend, President Bush's homeland security adviser and a former mob prosecutor in Manhattan, was called The Hurricane by the Federal Bureau of Investigation agents she once worked with in New York. "You don't want to get on her bad side," said an admiring Pasquale J. D'Amuro, a former assistant director in the F.B.I.'s New York office. "If you think you're going to manipulate your way around, or not be aggressive in your approach, she'll rip you to shreds." That personality has served Ms. Townsend well since Mr. Bush gave her the job of...