Robert Hanssen, Disgraced FBI Agent and Moscow Spy, Dies in Colorado Prison at 79
Authorities referred to his spying as one of the most “disturbing and appalling” espionage cases in American history.
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FBI Director James Comey Becomes a Prisoner of His Boy Scout Image
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The other day, a commentator on MSNBC described FBI Director James Comey as having a Boy Scout image. That’s a good thing for an FBI director. The problem is that Comey appears to have become a prisoner of that image, and has placed more importance on his image and the FBI’s…
FBI Director Comey Shares Views of Surveillance in Post-NSA America
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James Comey was on a mission in 2004. A deputy attorney general at the time, Comey rushed to the bedside of then-Attorney General John Ashcroft to notify him that the White House was trying to reauthorize a warrantless eavesdropping program, the Buffalo News reports. Comey, who is now the director of the…
Ex-Atty. Gen. Ashcroft Endorses Romney
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Republican establishment is beginning to line up for GOP hopeful Mitt Romney. The latest: Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, who served under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, endorsed Romney on Monday, according to The Hill. “I admire Mitt’s record of fiscal responsibility, lower taxes and defense of traditional…
New York Times Editorial: When it Comes to Basic American Rights, FBI Going Backwards
By The New York Times Editorial Page The Obama administration has long been bumbling along in the footsteps of its predecessor when it comes to sacrificing Americans’ basic rights and liberties under the false flag of fighting terrorism. Now the Obama team seems ready to lurch even farther down that dismal road than George W….
Pres. Bush Sent Alberto Gonzales to See Ashcroft in Hospital, The Atlantic Reports
By Murray Waas The Atlantic In March 2004, White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales made a now-famous late-night visit to the hospital room of Attorney General John Ashcroft, seeking to get Ashcroft to sign a certification stating that the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program was legal. According to people familiar with statements recently made by Gonzales…
Column: Source Tells Politico Bush Justice Dept. Nixed Prosecution of Islamic Group Tied to Hamas
By Josh Gerstein Politico Under President George W. Bush, the Justice Department considered and rejected criminal charges against the Council on American-Islamic Relations for alleged support of Hamas, a knowledgeable source told POLITICO Monday. The decision not to indict CAIR came in 2004 as prosecutors in Dallas were preparing to seek an indictment of the…
Los Angeles Times Editorial: Detainee Should Have Day in Court Against Ex-Atty. Gen. Ashcroft
By the Los Angeles Times Editorial Page Granting a request by the Obama administration, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether former Atty. Gen. John Aschroft can be sued by a U.S. citizen who says he was wrongly arrested as a material witness. Rather than reflexively protecting a former government official, the justices should…
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