JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DROPS BALL ON INTERCEPTED AL-QAEDA RECORDINGS

Niagara Falls Reporter ^ | Oct. 5 2004 | By John Hanchette

[MineralMan]

"Simply put, we need to refrain from using Arabs to do the job, as their allegiances are more likely to be toward those we investigate, than would be any American born person.

We need people to do this with last names like Smith and Jones."

That's a great idea. Trouble is that we have almost no Smiths and Jones folks who speak Arabic or any of the dialects of it spoken in that part of the world. You see, we don't think we need to learn second languages here, so we don't teach them.

I agree with you that it's dangerous to use some people to translate for us. That does not solve the problem, however, of it taking several years before someone who does not now speak the language can adequately translate tapes of the spoken word.

Seems to me like we need that right now. But even Jewish speakers of Arabic have been denied jobs doing this translation. Seems we don't trust anyone who speaks Arabic. That's too bad, because we need those translators.

[Calpernia]

>>>>but since Sandy Berger was caught stealing documents relating to this communication

Now now. Let's share blame evenly here. Berger is not the only one that steals, alters or destroys documents. Seems to be common practice.


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1209454/posts?page=187#187

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a. On 9 April 1992, the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, in response to a protest by other members of the Select Committee, told the Select Committee members that "all copies" would be destroyed. This statement was made in the presence of the undersigned and of the Staff Chief Counsel who offered no protest.

b. Later on 9 April 1992, the Staff Director, Frances Zwenig, an attorney, repeated and insured the execution of Senator Kerry's order for the destruction of the Staff intelligence briefing text. I personally delivered to Mr. Barry Valentine, the Security Manager for SRB-78, the original printed version of the intelligence briefing text. I also verified that the original was destroyed by shredding in the Office of Senate Security on 10 April 1992, along with 14 copies.

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1209454/posts?page=189#189

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i. Senator Kerry's remarks prompted follow-up investigations (See paragraphs 4 through 9 of the attachment) and inquiries that established that a copy of the text was not deposited in the Office of Senate Security until the afternoon of 16 April. The Staff Director has admitted that on the afternoon of 16 April, after receiving a copy of a memorandum from Senator Bob Smith to Senator Kerry in which Senator Smith outlined his concerns about the destruction of documents, she obtained a copy of the intelligence briefing text from the office of Senator McCain and took it to the Office of Senate Security. Office of Senate Security personnel confirmed that the Staff Director gave them an envelope, marked "Eyes Only," to be placed in her personal file. The Staff Director has admitted that the envelope contained the copy of the intelligence briefing text that she obtained from the office of Senator McCain.

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[Calpernia]

>>>That's a great idea. Trouble is that we have almost no Smiths and Jones folks who speak Arabic or any of the dialects of it spoken in that part of the world.

Actually, we do. Problem is, they have been turned down for the job. The EOE, PC nonesense is looking for Middle Eastern Decent.