FBI Wants Access to Dead Writer's Papers - Jack Anderson

AP on Yahoo ^ | 4/18/06 | Mark Sherman - ap

[weegee]

The agents who went to Feldstein's home asked if he had seen any classified documents, wanted the names of all graduate students who had looked through the papers and questioned him about where the documents are housed and who controls access to them.

Well obviously Feldstein is controlling SOME of the access to the documents by preventing the FBI from looking at the ones in his posession.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Just a fishing expedition.

[razorback-bert]

I guess the FBI is going to dig Jack up and charge him.

[Jim_Curtis]

Makes perfect sense considering that the Watergate guy had information that Valerie Plame was a spy before it became a crime to know that Plame was a spy.

[Reactionary]

The same Jack Anderson who helped uncover the communist infilitration of our government during the 50s and who detailed that Fidel Castro had John Kennedy assassinated?

I thought so.

[taxesareforever]

He should tell the agents to take a hike. Unless the FBI has a warrant keep out. Even if they do, a lawsuit could be in order.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

This more "stuck on stupid" from incompetent bureacrats. Hey FBI! How about fighting crimes and national security risks THAT ARE ACTUALLY OCCURRING RIGHT NOW, LIKE BORDER INVASION, YOU ASSHOLES!

[mysterio]

We're going to need to have a look around, citizen. If you're dead and have nothing to hide...

[B4Ranch]

They are afraid that there may be TRUTH that the nation isn't ready for tucked away in his papers.

[Valpal1]

"Under the law, no private person may possess classified documents that were illegally provided to them. There is no legal basis under which a third party could retain them as part of an estate. The documents remain the property of the U.S. government," Kolko said

So get a warrant and remove them. No big deal.

[TexasTransplant]

Hillary will send in Sandy Burglar to rep for the Clinton's.

TT

[Enterprise]

bump

[Naptowne]

Good. It is illegal to possess classifed documents, especially if they are linked to a criminal prosecution of people who alledgedly disclosed classified information.

[Naptowne]

I agree with you that our government is failing to protect our borders, but that has nothing to do with this situation. First of all the FBI is not responsible for border security. Customs, INS, and border patrol are the agencies responsible for that task. I will also note that those agencies do not deserve much blame because the elected officials in the Federal Government do not want these agencies to do secure the borders and prevent them from doing so.

[CyberAnt]

Actually, I believe it was Aldrich Ames who exposed Plame - and caused her to be recalled to Washington. She was a covert operative at one time. But when she was recalled - her status changed .. it was just lousy recordkeeping that her classification never got changed on paper.

[maine-iac7]

At the same time, journalists have been questioned or subpoenaed in the investigation of who in the Bush administration leaked a CIA officer's identity and the Justice Department is probing who revealed the existence of the National Security Agency's warrantless eavesdropping program.

they couldn't resist getting these bits of proven lies and mis-naming in, could they

[NY Attitude]

I remember this guy. He printed a lot of extremely sensitive information in the WAPO including code words. He used to chum around with a few of the congressional staff and got his information after working out at a Karate studio.

[NY Attitude]

Ping

[Jimbaugh]

What is the diffence between the FBI and the NAZIs?

Response to COP when he asks to search your house.
Get a Warrant.