How many possible mythical scandals will the mythical MSM not cover so that we can be certain that these non-events never happened. Waiting for the perfect storm.
FBI abandons whistleblower secrets claim
By Shaun Waterman
UPI Homeland and National Security Editor
Washington, DC, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice has abandoned its claim that allegations made by a fired FBI translator are secret, paving the way for a court case that will air embarrassing allegations about incompetence, poor security and possible espionage in the translation unit of the Bureau's Washington Field Office.
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At issue are the claims of Sibel Edmonds, a contract translator for the FBI hired in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
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According to congressional staffers, bureau officials also said that Dickerson had a continuing relationship with at least two individuals who were surveillance targets in the probe. They acknowledged that Dickerson had either mistranslated or incorrectly marked "not pertinent" hundreds of telephone conversations recorded as part of the investigation and had tried to ensure that she was given responsibility for translating all the "take" from surveillance of that group of targets
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But the ACLU, which has since joined Edmonds' case, said that the collapse of the claim that the briefings were secret was a huge blow to the Justice Department's efforts to keep the case out of court.
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http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050222-072936-1680r.htm