Tuesday, March 27, 2007
But did he say they were sorry they did it?
When the lede for you article starts like this
Feeling safer?
The FBI didn't deliberately break the law by improperly obtaining thousands of Americans' phone, e-mail and financial records, Bureau Director Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.And follows up with this
That was the good news. But then came the bad:
It happened, Mueller said, because of "mistakes, carelessness, confusion, lack of training, lack of guidance and lack of adequate oversight."You just know the rest of the article will bring a painful smile to your face, unless you are connected to the FBI. Matt Stearns of McClatchy spares no jabs as he reports on the appearence of FBI director Mueller in the Senate today. It is something of a jolt when you finally remember that the FBI is supposed to be the heart and soul of domestic security.
Then came this line, which senators didn't find reassuring either:
The FBI's use of inaccurate information to obtain secret search warrants? The problem was "very lengthy documents . . . with thousands of facts."
Mueller didn't mention how the bureau also managed to lose weapons and laptop computers.
Feeling safer?
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