BERGER PAPERS BARED TRANSLATION DISASTER

NY POST ^ | July 29,2004 | By NILES LATHEM

[Freesofar]

In the latest twist to the document scandal, investigators said the revelation about translators was among several criticisms of America’s ability to deal with the looming al Qaeda threat contained in the “after action” memo on the millennium terror plot that is at the center of the Berger probe.

Officials said an appeal to hire more translators familiar with Arabic, Pashto and other key “counter-terrorism” languages at the FBI, CIA and National Security Agency was among 29 proposals to tighten security contained in the report.

The report written by former White House counter-terrorism chief Richard Clarke also warned of the presence of al Qaeda cells inside the United States. It urged increased surveillance of Arab students coming into the United States and called for increased security at U.S. ports and other points of entry, investigators said.

The Clinton administration is reported to have only adopted one of its proposals.

Government officials said the FBI had been conducting electronic surveillance of a mosque in Brooklyn frequented by Afghans in 1999 after developing information from the investigation of the U.S. embassy bombings in East Africa.

Sources said the FBI had “hours” of taped conversations between people associated with the unidentified mosque and suspected terrorist leaders

[Brad’s Gramma]

Keeping the thread alive BUMP!

[Gypssy]

Is it true that he was cleared of these charges?

[Freesofar]

This is the real mystery to me.
Why is this not a major news story.
Why are the republicans and Ashcroft not on the offensive ?

brings back the feelings of dissapointment I felt when Fallujah was not leveled.

[piasa]

...and, the Biden admin just brought in what another 125,000 Afghans who no doubt are vetted about as well or worse than the ones in 1999.