ll of the flawed affidavits had been submitted by Michael Resnick, the FBI supervisor who was in charge of coordinating the surveillance operations related to Hamas, the militant Palestinian group. The judges said they would no longer accept applications from Resnick. In response, the FBI director at the time, Louis J. Freeh, ordered a broader review of the eavesdropping applications -- including those related to al-Qaida. That review, the officials said, turned up disturbing signs that al-Qaida applications were also flawed
Does this mean that there was a pattern overall of lying on warrant applictions or only in these two areas (Ruby Ridge/waco and Hammas/Al Quiada)? I still am skeptical that it was an over exuberance of patriotism which caused Resnick to risk his careen over Hammas. These were not mere lapses of judgment or excesses of prosecutorial zeal but were egregious enough to earn Rino herself a personal dressing down in the inner synctum by Judge Lambreth. I confess I am at a loss but something very out of character was afoot.
Any ideas?