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Weenies or Moles?
WSJ OpinionJournal ^ | May 31, 2002 | Peggy Noonan

Posted on 05/31/2002 7:28:55 AM PDT by mondonico

Edited on 04/23/2004 12:04:33 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

It was a catastrophic systems failure, a catastrophic top-to-bottom failure of the systems on which we rely for safety and peace. Another way to say it: The people of the West were, the past 10 years or so, on an extended pleasure cruise, sailing blithely on smooth waters . . . through an iceberg field. We thought those in charge of the ship, commanding it and steering it and seeing to its supplies, would--could--handle any problems. We paid our fare (that is, our taxes) and assumed the crew would keep us safe. . . .


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 911; counterintelligence; counterterrorism; fbi; intelligence; noonan; rowley; terrorism

1 posted on 05/31/2002 7:28:55 AM PDT by mondonico
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It looks like some poeple were afraid of being accused of racial profiling. They were wrong, but so were the folks who turned it into another codeword for "racist cops."
2 posted on 05/31/2002 7:39:46 AM PDT by hchutch
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To: Badray
peggy ping
3 posted on 05/31/2002 7:40:07 AM PDT by bloodmeridian
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To: mondonico
Who is this agent?
4 posted on 05/31/2002 7:41:31 AM PDT by justshutupandtakeit
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To: mondonico
It would help if someone would name names.
5 posted on 05/31/2002 7:50:45 AM PDT by 3AngelaD
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To: mondonico
The supervisory agent in FBI headquarters who thwarted and insulted the responsible men and women of the Minneapolis FBI would get a promotion.

GRRRRRR!!!!

6 posted on 05/31/2002 7:52:45 AM PDT by 91B
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8 posted on 05/31/2002 8:04:33 AM PDT by Admin Moderator
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