Posted on 03/20/2008 5:51:22 PM PDT by jdm
** EXCERPT **
Two State Department employees were fired recently and a third disciplined for improperly accessing electronic personal data on Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, Bush administration officials said yesterday.
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A similar data breach took place in 1992 when State Department officials looked up data on presidential candidate Bill Clinton, in an attempt to find out information from the late 1960s, amid unfounded political campaign rumors that Mr. Clinton had sought to renounce his citizenship to dodge the draft during the Vietnam War while a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.
That incident triggered a three-year investigation by a special prosecutor, who found that no laws were violated but officials exercised poor judgment. The 1992 search of Mr. Clinton's passport records was part of an effort to speed up Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Asked whether a political candidate or party is behind the incidents, Mr. McCormack said: "None at this point in time that we have determined."
Mr. McCormack declined to provide the names of the employees or the contract, but he said they were hired by the contractor involved in producing, processing and approving passports.
"This is supposed to be a transaction between an individual and the government, and this is private information that we take a lot of steps to protect, and we take that responsibility seriously, not only for high profile individuals but for everybody," he said.
Mr. McCormack said the incidents took place at consular affairs facilities in the Washington area.
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maybe mr. hussein obama went on a pilgrimage to mecca in saudi arabia (during the 8th to the 12th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic calendar)
BINGO!! This is so pissing me off! It sounds like a set up by either Clintonistas at State Department..or Obama himself to get Preachergate off the news!!
I wonder if Hillary has Obama’s FBI records.
Surely a man of his cosmopolitan nature who travels far and wide amongst the continents visiting his farflung extended family of every race and color has become a subject of interest for Homeland Security and those who investigate terrorist connections.
Thos guys are a helluva lot more discreet than some juvenile lowlevel hackers at the Passport Department.
Not saying happily or anything, but it’s just a prediction,someone will probably try and kill him. Lets be honest. this goes along with the secret service not checking people. lol
MSNBC is cutting off their own noses to spite their face though. You know they know it is ‘Clinton Holdovers’! Their little leakers are going to dry up fast now!!
There is something seriously wrong with that man...and with the network that allows this to go on.
Welcome to Free Republic.
You have asked one legitimate question, “who was ordering this?”
I have three questons that need to be answered. Were these people hired during the Clinton administration or during the Bush administration? Why would Bush want to discredit Obama? I would think he would want to discredit Hillary, not Obama. Third, why now?
I predict you will not last long at this site.
This never would’ve happened if they had just moved the FBI and IRS files on political enemies to their private offices.
This never would’ve happened if they had just moved the FBI and IRS files on political enemies to their private offices.
LOL..is that you Mr. Olberman? LMAO!! You really think that contract employees do not get ‘security checks’? You have got to be kidding!
That comment was totally uncalled for. You're entitled to your opinion and I mine and certainly THREE security breaches by THREE different individuals is worrisome. BTW when Sean made the comment. "another ignorant moron" named Newt Gingrich agreed with me.
SO TRUE!! Olberman needs to get a grip...LOL.. He is so excited he can’t even speak...LOL!! Stuttering and stamering!! This is hilarious!
Seriously, Obama needs to double his Secret Service guard, and maybe hire a dozen more Farrakhan-type bodyguards, especially if he plans to visit certain counties in Pennsylvania, where the KKK has a strong presence.
But then I’m sure the FBI and SS know that already.
Who profits? Probably one of Clinton’s minions.
...maybe someone was curious to see what his true nationality might be, obama apparently holds Kenyan and Indonesian and US citizenship...he’s a three-way split.
I didn’t think they could fire unionized gov bureaucrats.
The article tries to imply, by citing the 1992 incident, that these are GOP supporters in the White House, looking for dirt on B. Hussein Obama.
We all know that the most likely scenario is that these are Clinton holdovers doing Hillary’s dirty work.
Would someone one please enlighten me as I don’t really see the issue. My Passport says I’ve been to Italy and Afghanistan, who cares?
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