Posted on 02/07/2007 2:46:57 PM PST by John Jorsett
A Republican congressman is calling for the resignation of Department of Homeland Security officials who he says lied about the case of two Border Patrol agents imprisoned for their actions in the shooting of a drug smuggler.
As WND reported, at a congressional hearing yesterday, Rep. John Culberson of Texas confronted DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner about his agency's claim it had documentary proof of the guilt of former agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean.
"Richard Skinner admitted yesterday under oath that his top deputies gave members of Congress false information painting Border Patrol agents as rogue cops who were not in fear for their lives and who were 'out to shoot Mexicans,'" Culberson said in a statement.
Culberson said he believes false information was given to congressmen to "throw us off the scent and cover up what appears to be an unjust criminal prosecution of two U.S. law enforcement officers whose job was protecting our country's borders from criminals and terrorists."
The admission came during Skinner's testimony before the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. Culberson was asking questions about a meeting DHS officials had Sept. 26 with him and three other Republican congressman from Texas, Reps. Ted Poe, Michael McCaul and Kenny Marchant.
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Fallout from the story you posted earlier.
Ping!
Also, Bush needs to pardon those two agents in jail before they get killed.
I agree. And they should resign, of course.
I think Roger Hedgcock (filling on for Rush) had Culberson on this morning.
It's incredible what passes for "Justice" these days.
Question for President Bush: Why are these guys still in prison?
Lying to Congress ,presumably under oath or affirmation,ought to result in immediate discharge of those officials.And prosecution.Nor is it a red herring if it affected how the case was prosecuted.The drug smuggler was certainly a case of "dirty hands" coming before the court.
Lol, conservatives' naivete about Bush is astounding. What has Bush EVER done for you on immigration? Why would you expect him to change AFTER his reelection?
"Lying to Congress is irrelevant to the trial and its outcome."
It's amazing, then, that DHS would expose themselves to potential Congressional investigation, over such an irrelevancy. Your statement begs the question: Why lie?
You said a mouthful there. Just look at the Duke lacrosse players' cases.
Bush has indicated recently that he is looking into a pardon for the Border Patrol agents. He needs to grow a pair and get it done.
Well, no... But perjury should have serious negative consequences. I think a few months in jail would do, since it was caught early.
http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/OIG_foia_RamosCompean.pdf
Everyone should read that, but it's not a "transcript." It's a report, written by OIG, the same folks who lied to the Congressmen. It does however include a lot of the original DHS reports.
Not after the guys they lied about were convicted on false charges and imprisoned....
"The transcript of the investigation is now available on line."
Just noticed this bit of misdirection ... this is not a court transcript. No one is clamoring to read more CYA from OIG.
For years, NTEU has been warning Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leadership that its actions have caused employee morale to plummet. But instead of changing its ways, DHS management continues to demoralize workers by attempting to implement a regressive personnel system and unreasonable policies governing everything from grooming standards to employee awards and scheduling.
Now comes the release of a federal survey that puts DHS at or near the bottom in categories including job satisfaction, leadership and results-oriented performance management. This is roughly the same dismal position DHS found itself in two years ago when the last survey was conducted.
“I have told DHS leaders from the start that this department cannot succeed without listening to and respecting the voices of experienced, front-line employees,” NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley said.
In the survey, conducted by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), DHS placed 36th in job satisfaction, 35th on leadership and knowledge management, and 33rd on talent management.
Along with morale problems, the OPM survey points to potential security concerns at DHS. For example, 43 percent of DHS employees said they have insufficient resources to do their jobs, while 50 percent responded that they do not get enough information from management.
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