Posted on 01/04/2002 8:52:30 AM PST by editor-surveyor
There is something very wrong inside the Justice Department of the United States and there has been for some time.
Various newspapers are now reporting that under President Clinton, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was ordered to stand down on various terrorist investigations.
One of the most egregious examples is the failure of the bureau to investigate fundraising organizations like "The Holy Land Fund," based in Arizona, which allegedly funneled millions of dollars in donations to Middle Eastern terrorists.
Although the Bush administration has now frozen the assets of the fund, it was apparently allowed to operate for 8 years despite the FBI intelligence that was presented to Mr. Clinton and then-Attorney General Janet Reno. One bureau source told the press that Ms. Reno felt any investigation of "The Holy Land Fund" would lead to anti-Arab sentiment and therefore was opposed to such an investigation.
As always, Ms. Reno will not comment on any aspect of her tenure as attorney general that is at all controversial.
There is no question now that under Ms. Reno and then-FBI Director Louis Freeh, Americans were put at great risk. The Wen Ho Lee-Chinese espionage case still has not been explained, and the fact that the 19 Sept. 11 terrorists weren't even on the FBI's radar screen is about as frightening as Janet Reno's passion for political correctness.
The current attorney general, John Ashcroft, has made no attempt to examine Ms. Reno's bizarre behavior or update the public about the Marc Rich investigation or anything else. Mr. Ashcroft specializes in looking dour and stonewalling. While Congress is attempting to get documents about President Clinton's dubious foreign fundraising and FBI abuses in Boston, Ashcroft is refusing to cooperate at all.
And this isn't a political issue. Conservative Congressman Dan Burton and liberal Congressman Barney Frank have actually joined forces to try and pry this information from Ashcroft's hands. If that's not amazing, then nothing is.
The truth is that for nearly 8 years, the Justice Department has been corrupt and inefficient. Janet Reno botched nearly every important decision she had to make including Waco and Elian Gonzalez. Time after time, Ms. Reno refused to approve investigative initiatives sought by the FBI. And time after time, Mr. Freeh sat in his plush government office refusing to let the American people know what was happening.
Now Mr. Ashcroft is doing the same thing. There is no reason on this earth why the public should not know the status of the Rich pardon probe. Or the anthrax investigation. And what about Enron, Mr. Attorney General – are you going to look into that? Millions of Americans were hosed while some Enron executives made millions.
How about a comment on that, Mr. Ashcroft?
Think about what you're saying there. If I did have that power, don't you think there would be a LOT less people around here?
NB is using his own rules of evidence, the same rules he applies to his "Bush is a crook" vanities. In other words, no evidence at all.
It's called idealism, Howlin.
Expecting the best of people,
without any evidence.
carenot knew that Bush avoided
giving any opinion about abortion,
or Clinton, or virtually any other topic.
That's why she didn't trust him.
Hope is a different animal, though.
Even though she didn't really believe
that Bush would uphold the law,
or any other of the topics he avoided,
she still hoped to be proven wrong.
I hope to be proven wrong too.
I'm still waiting.
Let's get this straight:
She posted a BOGUS article about a FAKE priest from a LIBERAL web site that host, among others, Luis Farakahn, Ramsey Clark, and that Philadelphia murder, that was anti-American and indicated that the emergency workers at Ground Zero are AGAINST the U.S. Government retaliating for the WTC attacks, and you say I was pouncing on her?
Baloney.
In the past, you did not tend to use rumor as fact for your positions.
This time it ended with Carol getting nuked.
If you were more honest you would admit that you didn't want her around.
It was obvious to most that you were baiting her and now she's gone.
What the hell was that all about?
I had the highest hopes for that too. Like you, I quickly learned it ain't gonna happen.
Unlike you, I'll say that they're all corrupt at the highest levels. But at least Bush keeps his pants on in office.
258 posted on 1/5/02 10:23 PM Pacific by nunya bidness
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Not that it's any of my business, but I have a candidate for next nuke!
I understand, lovely palo.
I couldn't do it.
I couldn't vote for a man I didn't believe in.
I decided that if my vote was to mean anything,
I had to vote for someone I respected.
I posted it here and Jim told me why he was going to have it removed after an exchange between the two of us.
It wasn't rumor it was supported facts as far as I could determine.
Jim took it down and that was the end of it.
Did I miss anything?
Aren't you a little off topic?
Why be a conformist?
I forgot you were one of Carol's biggest fans.
You're right though.......there are a LOT of bogus articles posted here every single day.
And most of them are Carol's.
And don't try to flatter yourself or Carol by insinuating that anybody disliked you enough to "try" to get you banned.
Most of us aren't here to play games; if you can't keep up with the debate, don't try to take the "I'm a victim" route. It's so declasse
No, you were accusing, without evidence, one poster having another poster banned. If that were all it took to get banned around here there would be an empty forum.
Howlin,
have you made any actual points on this thread?
All I've seen are personal attacks.
Stop your childish pranks
and try to stay on topic.
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