Comments on: FBI audit finds improper use of national security letters http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: FBI launches criminal probe into national security letter misuse - Homeland Stupidity http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14602 FBI launches criminal probe into national security letter misuse - Homeland Stupidity Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:39:45 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14602 [...] March, the DOJ inspector general released a report which said that the FBI repeatedly failed to follow the law and procedure when using national security letters and exigent letters, a related investigative tool. And an [...] [...] March, the DOJ inspector general released a report which said that the FBI repeatedly failed to follow the law and procedure when using national security letters and exigent letters, a related investigative tool. And an [...]

]]> By: Gonzales told about national security letter violations - Homeland Stupidity http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14601 Gonzales told about national security letter violations - Homeland Stupidity Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:47:23 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14601 [...] March, the DOJ inspector general released a report which said that the FBI repeatedly failed to follow the law and procedure when using national security letters and exigent letters. And an audit released in June found over [...] [...] March, the DOJ inspector general released a report which said that the FBI repeatedly failed to follow the law and procedure when using national security letters and exigent letters. And an audit released in June found over [...]

]]> By: Audit: National security letter misuse widespread - Homeland Stupidity http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14600 Audit: National security letter misuse widespread - Homeland Stupidity Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:20:56 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14600 [...] audit, conducted in response to a March report by the Department of Justice inspector general which found 22 violations in a small sampling, [...] [...] audit, conducted in response to a March report by the Department of Justice inspector general which found 22 violations in a small sampling, [...]

]]> By: Stop illegal spying - Homeland Stupidity http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14599 Stop illegal spying - Homeland Stupidity Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:18:56 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14599 [...] “Terrorists win when the fear of them induces us to destroy the rights that make us free.” Those were the words of one victim of post-9/11 anti-terrorism hysteria to a Congressional committee on Wednesday. So we got national security letters, a terrorist surveillance program, and probably many other programs, but instead of stopping terrorists, these programs have targeted ordinary Americans. [...] [...] “Terrorists win when the fear of them induces us to destroy the rights that make us free.” Those were the words of one victim of post-9/11 anti-terrorism hysteria to a Congressional committee on Wednesday. So we got national security letters, a terrorist surveillance program, and probably many other programs, but instead of stopping terrorists, these programs have targeted ordinary Americans. [...]

]]> By: Too busy to be April fooled - Homeland Stupidity http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14598 Too busy to be April fooled - Homeland Stupidity Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:18:10 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14598 [...] The Project on Government Oversight notes that the Federal Bureau of Investigation desperately needs to be watched from outside, or it will misbehave. This, of course, is not news, but what’s interesting is that the FBI has a policy of actively resisting any sort of outside audit, put in place by former director Louis Freeh. “Ironically, in 1997, it was Freeh who called the FBI ‘potentially the most dangerous agency in the country’ if it is ‘not scrutinized carefully,’” POGO’s Nick Schwellenbach writes. “Freeh also called for more congressional oversight.” [...] [...] The Project on Government Oversight notes that the Federal Bureau of Investigation desperately needs to be watched from outside, or it will misbehave. This, of course, is not news, but what’s interesting is that the FBI has a policy of actively resisting any sort of outside audit, put in place by former director Louis Freeh. “Ironically, in 1997, it was Freeh who called the FBI ‘potentially the most dangerous agency in the country’ if it is ‘not scrutinized carefully,’” POGO’s Nick Schwellenbach writes. “Freeh also called for more congressional oversight.” [...]

]]> By: “Life in the surveillance state” - Homeland Stupidity http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14597 “Life in the surveillance state” - Homeland Stupidity Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:41:13 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14597 [...] Earlier this month, the Department of Justice inspector general’s office reported that FBI agents repeatedly broke the law in issuing national security letters and so-called “exigent letters” where the bureau didn’t have the legal authority to request the information, didn’t need the information, or didn’t even have an open case. [...] [...] Earlier this month, the Department of Justice inspector general’s office reported that FBI agents repeatedly broke the law in issuing national security letters and so-called “exigent letters” where the bureau didn’t have the legal authority to request the information, didn’t need the information, or didn’t even have an open case. [...]

]]> By: Ray http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14596 Ray Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:26:16 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14596 If we jailed every FBI agent who purposefully violated the laws of our nation I think we would have to first empty all of our federal prisons to make room for them. It is highly evident that the FBI and other federal law enforcement have stopped being protectors of the people (if they ever were) and have just become a political hit squad. If we jailed every FBI agent who purposefully violated the laws of our nation I think we would have to first empty all of our federal prisons to make room for them. It is highly evident that the FBI and other federal law enforcement have stopped being protectors of the people (if they ever were) and have just become a political hit squad.

]]> By: Verbos http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14595 Verbos Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:07:07 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14595 The law was broken. Ignorance is no excuse. Is anyone going to be prosecuted? If it was a common citizen, they would be. How can anyone trust our government? The law was broken. Ignorance is no excuse. Is anyone going to be prosecuted? If it was a common citizen, they would be. How can anyone trust our government?

]]> By: Ray http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14594 Ray Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:48:23 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14594 And this surprises who? Actually I would and still do suspect that this is just the tip of the iceberg. And this surprises who?

Actually I would and still do suspect that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

]]> By: BLOGical Thoughts » Monday, 12 March, 2007 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14593 BLOGical Thoughts » Monday, 12 March, 2007 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:44:06 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/11/fbi-audit-finds-improper-use-of-national-security-letters/#comment-14593 [...] FBI audit finds improper use of national security letters [...] [...] FBI audit finds improper use of national security letters [...]

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