(Internal) Watchdog call FBI abuses inexcusable

[maddezmom]

Source: Associated Press

By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN, Associated Press Writer
16 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - The FBI engaged in widespread and serious misuse of its authority in illegally gathering telephone, e-mail and financial records of Americans and foreigners while hunting terrorists, the Justice Department's chief inspector said Tuesday.

The FBI's failure to establish sufficient controls or oversight for collecting the information through so-called national security letters constituted "serious and unacceptable" failures, said Glenn A. Fine, the internal watchdog who revealed the data-gathering abuses in a 130-page report last week.

Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, Fine said he did not believe the problems were intentional, but were generally the result of confusion and carelessness.

"It really was unacceptable and inexcusable what happened here," Fine said under questioning.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_on_go_co/national_security_letters

[Miss Chybil]

1. You think we have a leadership problem in this country? nt

[formercia]

2. An absolute failure of leadership.

Bully boy Junior set the standard.

[coalition_unwilling]

3. When will courageous Dems call for cutting off funding for the FBI??? n/t