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FBI agent says bureau muzzling him Counter-terror investigator claims Muslim allowed to hinder probes Posted: March 6, 2003 8:00 p.m. Eastern By Art Moore © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com An FBI counter-terrorism agent claims he is being silenced by his agency to cover up its mishandling of a pre-Sept. 11 probe into alleged supporters of Osama bin Laden. Chicago-based Special Agent Robert Wright received a rejection letter yesterday from the head of the FBI's public affairs office in response to his request to disclose details of his charges. Wright claims that the FBI allowed a Muslim agent to hinder an investigation due...

Muslim Agent 'Does Not Record Another Muslim'! The agent in question is quoted in two sworn statements, one by Wright and the other by retired agent Barry Carmody, as refusing to record the conversation because "a Muslim does not record another Muslim." Carmody's statement said that refusal "may have negatively impacted the conduct of the FBI's investigation. I informed FBI headquarters twice about this incident in 1998 and again in 2000, but I am aware of no disciplinary action being taken against him in this matter." Wright, whose whistle-blowing was first reported by NewsMax.com over two months ago, urged the...