Posted on 07/25/2004 10:33:51 PM PDT by kattracks
When the Bush administration took over the Pentagon's beleaguered inspector general office in 2002, officials found something startling: The director's office, at some point, had been electronically bugged.
Sorting out why the listening device was inside the walls of the office, with a cord leading to another office, is just one issue that had to be addressed by Joseph E. Schmitz, President Bush's pick three years ago to be the Defense Department's top cop.
A Naval Academy graduate and civil litigation lawyer, Mr. Schmitz was tapped to run the office responsible for investigating million-dollar fraud in the far-flung defense industry and criminal misconduct by senior Defense Department employees.
His nomination delayed by Senate Democrats, Mr. Schmitz finally came on board a year into the Bush administration. He set out to right a ship dogged by charges of corruption and cronyism.
But he also had to deal with an electronic bug apparently left over from eight years of the Clinton administration.
An internal "info memo," a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Times, was written by a staffer in Mr. Schmitz's office:
"On June 19, 2002, during a routine meeting with the director of security for the Department of Defense, it was reported to my staff and me that a potential 'listening device' was previously discovered in the infrastructure of DoDIG.
"The DoD directorate of security conducted a routine sweep for electronic listening devices in certain areas of the ninth and tenth floors of the DoDIG on Aug. 7, 2000. The sweep revealed that a wire had been installed inside the wall structure leading to and from the ninth and tenth floors of the DoDIG (areas which comprise the Defense Criminal Investigative Service and the personal office space of the inspector general)."
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
Clinton's former IG, Eleanor Hill, was staff director of the Joint Intelligence Committee who decided what information the 9/11 committee members would see and which witnesses would be called to testify. She also helped cover up Chinagate...Yikes!
OMG ping!
Did they establish where the bug ended or started. . .like to whom and where?
I have no idea
"Wht on earth? Did Clinton take nothing seriously?"]
The world is an egalitarian playing field for those with the right papers. . .Clinton had the presidential papers; and he loved to play.
Loyalty? To self only. Classic Liberal empty suit. Simple as that.
Morning, ravingnutter. Thanks for the ping.
Are we ever going to see an end to the Clinton dirtiness? I just feel like it's still going on and will never end and am getting discouraged.
I hope someone is keeping score. This makes #4 in as many weeks (or thereabouts).
. . .and it does not seem unreasonable to assume that this should have been NEWS at the time. . .
The sweep revealed that a wire had been installed inside the wall structure leading to and from the ninth and tenth floors of the DoDIG (areas which comprise the Defense Criminal Investigative Service and the personal office space of the inspector general)."
See my #78 for info on Clinton's Inspector General, who just so happens to be the head of the joint House and Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into 9/11.
This one is pretty easy.
1996. China. Defense Technology Transfers.
Bugs in place to keep tabs on what the DoD IG knows and is doing as related to ANY investigations of China & Tech Transfers.
We've barely scratched the surface.
I just feel like it's still going on and will never end and am getting discouraged.
I am actually encouraged that all of this seems to be coming out in a steady drip...drip...drip fashion. I have the feeling we are in for a surprise soon.
Yup, you are correct...see posts #78 and #81 for info on the specific individual, Eleanor Hill, Clinton's IG, who helped cover up Chinagate. She now is involved in the 9/11 investigation.
I like your thinking, ravingnutter!
The sweep revealed that a wire had been installed inside the wall structure leading to and from the ninth and tenth floors of the DoDIG (areas which comprise the Defense Criminal Investigative Service and the personal office space of the inspector general)."
See my #78 for info on Clinton's Inspector General, who just so happens to be the head of the joint House and Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into 9/11.}
. . .Thanks. . .only read part of it. . .just came back from trip; and cathing this on the 'fly' so to speak. . .will 'read on' :^) . . .sooon.
Great minds think alike(g). I hadn't even read your posts until after I posted mine.
It's a pretty simple concept. If you have people who can damage you, you find a way to know what they know so you can find out ahead of time if they are "on" to you.
The DoD IG was an area that word of the technology transfer could REALLY hurt the Clintons right before an election. So they got someone to bug the offices so they could keep tabs on what the IG was doing.
Hmm. Sounds as though they knew they were about to be shut down by a competent person, and they didn't want THAT to happen!
I'm wondering; had this office never been swept for bugs before? It seems that should be a regular occurence for ALL of the Pentagon!
UNAMED PENATGON SOURCES SAY...
See Berger's Secret
I am beginning to believe that the excrement is ready to hit the oscillator...
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