FBI agent told to keep quiet over attorney firings

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

FBI agent told to keep quiet over attorney firings

By Thomas Ferraro
Reuters
Tuesday, March 27, 2007; 5:08 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An FBI agent was warned to keep quiet about
the dismissal of a U.S. attorney after he told a newspaper her firing would
hurt the agency's ongoing investigations and speculated politics was
involved, a U.S. Senate panel heard on Tuesday.

FBI Director Robert Mueller defended the handling of the incident, saying:
"I do not believe it's appropriate for our special agents in charge to
comment to the media on personnel decisions that are made by the
Department of Justice."

-snip-

On January 13, the San Diego Union-Tribune quoted Dan Dzwilewski, head of
FBI's San Diego office, as saying Lam was crucial to ongoing investigations.
"I guarantee politics is involved," he was quoted saying.

Feinstein said her chief counsel had called the FBI's San Diego office to
verify the accuracy of the story. She said the office confirmed it was true
"but they also said they'd been warned to say no more."

-snip-


Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/27/AR2007032701492.html

[Lerkfish]

1. I'm sure that the target was a democrat and that's why it was halted

:sarcasm:

[leQ]

2. isn't this how they operate in dictatorships? (eom)

[saigon68]

5. They use TORTURE in those dictatorships

To extract anti-state confessions

[Speaker]

11. .

We've basically been in a DickTaterShip since 9/11/01.

[calimary]

24. Indeed we have. And Welcome to DU!

Have you called your congresscritter today? Please note the TOLL FREE Capitol Hill switchboard numbers conveniently located in my sig line below.

[PSPS]

3. Why aren't these guys swinging from lamp posts?

[ShockediSay]

4. "do not believe it's appropriate for our special agents ... to comment"

otherwise the power to investigate might bring out the truth

Rove said it and DeLay confirmed it - the real deal was to build a "permanent majority" for the Republicans (like the Nazi party had a 'permanent majority' and Putin is reconstructing one)

[krkaufman]

18. Exactly. Much like with PNAC's white paper ...

... they haven't exactly hidden their true goals.

("permanent majority", American hegemony, end to Social Security and other social programs, and on and on...)

[Pachamama]

6. Drip, drip, drip.....the truth is slowly coming out and becoming very clear about what

happened and that it was done to obstruct justice....

[babylonsister]

7. Wow! Another shoe dropping. How many legs does this creature have? nt

[LiberalFighter]

9. Not just how many legs but how long they are!

Daddy long-legs -- A noteworthy characteristic of this spider is its habit of shaking the web violently when disturbed.

[hootinholler]

8. Systemic Obstruction. n/t

[pacalo]

10. Thank God the Democrats won the majority in both houses; it's the reason so many disgusted people

are finally coming forward. There's now a chance that they can right some wrongs that have gone on too long.

[krkaufman]

19. And, hopefully, once the Democrats have shown that they'll follow through...

... and some corrective actions are taken, maybe even more whistleblowers will come forward.

[Heidi]

12. Kick.

:kick:

[Vinca]

13. Lam must have been targeting inside the White House.

This could be the scandal that finally brings them down.

[krkaufman]

20. Some have already theorized that her investigations may well...

... have been heading that way.


http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/19/carol-lam-white-house/

http://www.democrats.com/cunningham-bribed-with-cheney-cash

[annabanana]

14. CNN's Washington Journal was crucifying Lam this morning...

His guest (didn't catch the name) was hammering HARD on that "immigration is the reason" canard. None of the callers pointed out the email that exposed the lie of this tactic.

[EVDebs]

16. See post #15 below LOL ! desperation, perhaps ? nt

[redqueen]

21. CNN or C-Span?

I'm getting disgusted with C-Span lately... that 33% is WAY overrepresentated by callers.

[EVDebs]

15. MSNBC story tells us why...titled

FBI probes Watergate prostitution allegations
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12634250/

""It's all part of a growing ongoing investigation into corruption in defense and intelligence contracts, which already has sent former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham to prison and, legal sources say, may threaten others in Congress and the CIA. ""

Read that last sentence...slowly. It explains the USAttny scandal obstruction of justice stonewalling

Shouldn't this DU posting have more than 22 'greatest page' votes btw ?

[Amonester]

17. This is what will be "revealed" soon (let's hope...).

And for the 22, mine was rec#20 (without a reply, shame on moi), but I can't make any one more recom.

Thank you for this link, and let's keep this OP kicked, because it deserves a lot more Ks & Rs.

Definately.

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[redqueen]

22. "...may threaten others in Congress..."? May?

They're very optimistic / generous aren't they?

[Supersedeas]

23. Not appropriate to keep the 'Merican sheeple informed.