Did the FBI Flub a Major Terror Investigation?

[sabra]

Source: ABC News Blotter

FBI agents downplayed evidence of burgeoning cooperation between a domestic white supremacist group and an Islamic terrorist supporter, documents reviewed by ABC News show.

By curtailing its undercover investigation of the two groups, the bureau lost a "golden opportunity" to infiltrate a potentially deadly union between two violent radical organizations, according to a former FBI agent involved with the case.

The document reviewed by ABC News contained several redacted excerpts of a 157-page FBI transcript from a secret recording on Jan. 23, 2002 between a known Islamic terrorist supporter and an established member of a white supremacist group in Florida. It shows the two men discussed killing Jews and journalists, praised Hitler and Palestinian suicide bombing efforts in Israel and discussed general ways the two men could work together by using front companies and sharing resources.

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At first, agents from the case denied any recording had been made, according to a January 2006 Justice Department Inspector General's report.

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The transcript "flatly contradicts statements made by bureau officials trying to downplay the incident and discredit Michael German," said Sen. Charles Grassley at a recent hearing. Grassley also challenged the reasoning of Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, whose report agreed with Tampa FBI officials that "no terrorist threat was missed."

Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/04/did_the_fbi_flu.html

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. we know that the FBI lies to protect itself.

that must be taught early in their training, given how often, and usually, how well they do it.

And these are the people we must trust to handle warrantless wiretaps, and worse?

sorry. Time for a new Church-styled commission

[Doctor_J]

2. they did root out the fact that Clinton got a BJ from Monica though

they can't get everything just perfect.

:sarcasm:

[anotherdrew]

3. should read HOW MANY flubed. it sure as hell bungled the 9/11 investigation, before and after n/t

[anotherdrew]

4. oh and let's not forget the series of total frauds long running in their high-tech forensics lab n/

[AndyTiedye]

5. They Have a "Hear No Evil" Policy Towards White Supremicist Groups

since they are, after all, Bush**'s most loyal base.

[EFerrari]

6. And turning in Lodge Bros is a no no. n/t