Posted on 03/22/2008 3:19:16 PM PDT by charles m
The State Department investigation into how and why the passport files of three presidential candidates were breached is scrutinizing an employee at a Virginia-based company, which is headed by an adviser to Barack Obamas campaign.
The Washington Times, which broke the news Thursday that Obamas files were improperly accessed, reported Saturday that the State Department inspector generals internal probe will include polygraph tests of supervisors to determine whether there was a political motive behind the breaches.
The article said a focal point of the probe will be an employee who works for The Analysis Corporation and is still with the company. The firm is headed by John O. Brennan, an Obama adviser, FOX News confirms. The Times reported he advises the Democratic presidential candidate on intelligence and foreign policy matters.
The Times reported that the employee at TAC is the only individual who accessed both Obamas and John McCains passport information. TAC decided to honor a State Department request to delay firing the consultant to give investigators time to conduct their investigation, the company said.
Two other contract workers were fired from Stanley Inc. after it was discovered they accessed Obamas files. It could be challenging for the State Department to force them to answer questions, however. Unless they volunteer to cooperate, they would have to be served with a subpoena compelling them to testify before a grand jury.
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I have the same access to the same files (not that I’d ever look... especially now that I know they have alarms!) and there’s just not much to look at. All that’s there is basic personal information, nothing sexy like travel itineraries and such. Certainly nothing worth losing one’s job over.
Sounds to me like a case of employees with an overactive sense of curiosity and way too much time on their hands. I believe those that are trying to find a personal and/or political agenda here are going to be disappointed.
I was initially thinking it was a Clinton operative looking for dirt on Obama, no I’m thinking it may instead be an Obama operative checking what dirt he might need a response for
If anyone knew the folks who did the anthrax attack, this guy is certainly a contender.
Not at all surprised to find him with a guy inside State Department running a make on Obama and Senator McCain.
The question is beyond normal politics ~ did he do it for the American Far Left perhaps?
The files contain the sort of information needed to set up credit cards ~ that might well have been underway ~ never concede that every surreptitious entry has something to do with espionage or politics ~ sometimes it’s little more than simple theft!
bump
then why hasn't the State dept canceled the contract based on that information alone???
Treu story: A friend of mine was at the grocery store yesterday in Chicago. He was in line behind an African-American gal. She picked up a magazine with Hillary Clinton on the cover and said really loudly “Ain’t no white bread bitchh gonna run my country!! Shiit!”.. Now if my friend or I said something like that about Obama and made a scene like she did, we’d be on the local news or worse yet, we’d be acosted or harmed. Reverse racism does exist.
Treu = True
English only, please ;-)
something is not WRIGHT here....
Yes, that’s true. Address, SSN, mother’s maiden name, birthday, everything you need.
Honestly, though, anybody’s identity could be stolen that way, and there’s millions of passport files to choose from. Why choose a high-profile person to steal from?
“It really might have been a Karl Rove operation.”
Retired and long gone from the White House Karl Rove? You need some more tinfoil for your Easter bonnet.
Quite a career. A little scary.
Ping.
Osama! Obama! He’ll make Big Gov yo’ Momma!
Kudos to Senator Clinton’s War Room. You guyz really outdid yourselves this time.
Nice touch to riffle ALL the candidates files. Made even better by releasing Obama’s riffle first.
Why? Maybe for the use of someone on an Obama campaign committee staff somewhere. I’m sure this sort of thing is done with some regularity.
Obama needs LifeLoc!!!!!!
If the leaders of this breach all seem to be playing on the Dem side, perhaps like minds run......after all Watergate was a non-story until the coverup. The incidents were to find out some campaign fodder against an opponent. Supposed Obama and Clinton followers thought this would be neat to see if their candidates had visited some Islamofascist or other dictator nutter.
Knew it was the WHITE man and all those Republicans at NPR...LOL
Obama is beyond through folks. He is now moving towards laughable in every way.
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