[DeathfromBelow]

My daughter was a Persian Linguist (Air Force), her best friend was an Arabic Linguist (both left service because of Clinton's military cutbacks resulting in back to back overseas deployments), when 911 happened and the FBI was advertising for linguists, both their applications were completely ignored (they were never even contacted). Maybe because they didn't fit the "mideast" minority descriptions. BTW, they both served over 6 years at NSA and in Saudi doing intercepts. Go figure.

[angkor]

Maybe because they didn't fit the "mideast" minority descriptions. BTW, they both served over 6 years at NSA

I have a strong gut feeling (backed by nothing really) that post-9/11 the FBI drew strongly and deliberately from the DC Metro Arabic community. Since the DC area is America's host to most of the Isalmist organizations and their proxies (e.g. CAIR, WAMY, etc), I would speculate that many of the "clearable" applicants might in fact have other sympathies, latent or not (e.g., the huge Dar al Hijra mosque in Falls Church is a seething hotbed of Wahabbism).

It's inconceivable that your daughter and her friend didn't get immediate offer letters. They are exactly the types that the FBI should have been hiring, not these Islamist 5th Column plants.

[af_vet_1981]

My daughter was a Persian Linguist (Air Force), her best friend was an Arabic Linguist (both left service because of Clinton's military cutbacks resulting in back to back overseas deployments), when 911 happened and the FBI was advertising for linguists, both their applications were completely ignored (they were never even contacted). Maybe because they didn't fit the "mideast" minority descriptions. BTW, they both served over 6 years at NSA and in Saudi doing intercepts. Go figure.

Yep, yep, yep, and yep. It is heartbreaking that some people are in charge of our national security and all we get to do is die.