Current, but soon to be put out to pasture, FBI Director Robert Mueller regretfully reminds me of the Nixon Bureau Director, the very late, L. Patrick Gray. When confronted with the mounds of evidence gathered by Congress (and not the FBI) of a vast criminal conspiracy being run out of the White House to dismantle the U.S.Constitution, L. Patrick testified that he missed these obvious crimes because he didn't have a "suspicious mind".
To evaluate whether Mueller should join L. Patrick in this non-pantheon of Detective Clouseaus, let's examine the sterling record achieved by Mueller's Bureau since his ascension to this high office in September of 2001:
* Shoe bomber evades detection, until other airline passengers smell smoke emanating from his sneakers in aisle 20, window seat; Christmas Eve, 2001;
* Underwear bomber evades detection, until other passengers see small flames emanating from his jokeys in aisle 31, window seat; December 2008;
* Army Major Hasan "fully" investigated by Bureau, determined to be "harmless", before murdering 13 American Patriots in the name of Allah; July 2009;
* DOJ openly smuggles more than twenty-eight hundred assault rifles to Mexican Drug Cartels; Bureau ignores this crime and its cover-up by Main Justice; October 2011;
* F.M. Global account executives secretly transfer 1.6 billion dollars from customer lock-box accounts (set up to be entry proof by Al Gore) to their own business investments before losing every last nickle in the purchase of European government debt instruments; Former NJ Democrat Governor John Corzine laughs when informed of FBI opening criminal investigation; May 2012;
* Finally, late last week, Director Mueller capped off this most impressive record of law enforcement achievements - 0 for everything important to the War on Terror/Rule of Law - by testifying before Congress that he had not even inquired into the identity of the FBI/SAIC placed in charge of the Bureau's non-existent investigation of the IRS persecution of the Tea Party groups.
So, my conclusion is that RM certainly joins LP in his Nixonian conduct of the nation's law enforcement responsibilities - control of the restless rabble by assuring all 310 million of us - There is nothing to see here, keeping moving, do not stop to question the government or to petition it for the redress of grievances. After all, you all are under surveillance 24/7/365 in every single electronic switch you activate, or deactivate. Sleep easy, therefore, as the Government is taking care of everyone all the time, with Robert Mueller's implicit blessing or total unawareness.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Why James Clapper Matters - Too Much
Had composed fully a eulogy to NJ Senator Lautenberg, who was the last WWII veteran serving in the US Senate. (As my Blog drafting is by pen and paper, the inability to just publish this heartfelt farewell is self-explanatory.)
The events of this past week justify the by-passing of the departed Jerseyan (who most probably was very eloquently eulogized in NYC services - hey, Weehawken just isn't the City that never sleeps.) Oops, I remember now, Hillary Clinton was the primary orator for Mr. Lautneberg.
Many elite members probably believe that this Blog Post has written itself. Not so. As you know, the pre-eminent responsibility of the National Government is the national defense. Therefore, I will withhold judgment on the legality and usefulness of the NSA Prism program in prosecuting the apparently not so ended War on Terror until its parameters are more fully understood. Of course, I would much prefer hearing that all the electronic and phone surveillance by the NSA is being conducted against our potential adversaries and host nations for terrorists, say Russia, China, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and France. Quite possibly they are doing such spying internationally, so this massive domestic snooping is just side hustle for slow weekend duty.
Back to the point here; the Federal Government has the same pre-eminent responsibility to conduct the nation's defense pursuant to the RULE OF LAW, so that security is not pursued at the detriment of either our sacred ideals and/or Constitutional values. Among those values is that sworn testimony to the United States Congress must be truthful. It seems that the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, sees himself fully exempt from this mandated standard of lawful conduct applicable to every American witness before the Congress.
In an effort to comprehend this absolute arrogance, this absolute disdain for the Congress and this absolute stupidity, it occurred to me that possibly Clapper had been informed by A.G. Holder that lying to Congress poses no risk of DOJ prosecution, so long as you are a cabinet level federal official.
Anyone who believes that a Government - which will strip our diplomats of all security in Benghazi, and then lie about it, will give thousands of assault weapons to Mexican Drug Cartels, and then lie about it, will target and harass Tea Party groups, and then lie about it - will not abuse our lawful citizens privacy after it collects billions of private, personal information, needs a mental competency examination.
So, of course, National Intelligence Director Clapper lied, indeed bald face lied, to the elected representatives of we the 310 million Americans with no fear of any accountability for that felony. Anyone taking bets on who gets prosecuted first - Clapper or leaker, Snowden?
The events of this past week justify the by-passing of the departed Jerseyan (who most probably was very eloquently eulogized in NYC services - hey, Weehawken just isn't the City that never sleeps.) Oops, I remember now, Hillary Clinton was the primary orator for Mr. Lautneberg.
Many elite members probably believe that this Blog Post has written itself. Not so. As you know, the pre-eminent responsibility of the National Government is the national defense. Therefore, I will withhold judgment on the legality and usefulness of the NSA Prism program in prosecuting the apparently not so ended War on Terror until its parameters are more fully understood. Of course, I would much prefer hearing that all the electronic and phone surveillance by the NSA is being conducted against our potential adversaries and host nations for terrorists, say Russia, China, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and France. Quite possibly they are doing such spying internationally, so this massive domestic snooping is just side hustle for slow weekend duty.
Back to the point here; the Federal Government has the same pre-eminent responsibility to conduct the nation's defense pursuant to the RULE OF LAW, so that security is not pursued at the detriment of either our sacred ideals and/or Constitutional values. Among those values is that sworn testimony to the United States Congress must be truthful. It seems that the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, sees himself fully exempt from this mandated standard of lawful conduct applicable to every American witness before the Congress.
In an effort to comprehend this absolute arrogance, this absolute disdain for the Congress and this absolute stupidity, it occurred to me that possibly Clapper had been informed by A.G. Holder that lying to Congress poses no risk of DOJ prosecution, so long as you are a cabinet level federal official.
Anyone who believes that a Government - which will strip our diplomats of all security in Benghazi, and then lie about it, will give thousands of assault weapons to Mexican Drug Cartels, and then lie about it, will target and harass Tea Party groups, and then lie about it - will not abuse our lawful citizens privacy after it collects billions of private, personal information, needs a mental competency examination.
So, of course, National Intelligence Director Clapper lied, indeed bald face lied, to the elected representatives of we the 310 million Americans with no fear of any accountability for that felony. Anyone taking bets on who gets prosecuted first - Clapper or leaker, Snowden?
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