Official Had Controversial Photos Deleted, Report Says

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Source: NY Times

WASHINGTON — The nation’s top immigration enforcement official ordered the destruction of photographs of an office Halloween party that showed a white agency employee dressed as a black detainee, according to a Congressional investigation whose report was released on Tuesday.

The Democratic staff of the House Committee on Homeland Security said Julie L. Myers, the assistant secretary of homeland security for immigration and customs enforcement, ordered that the photos be removed from a digital camera in a “coordinated effort to conceal” her role in awarding one of the top costume prizes to the employee.

The report said Ms. Myers, who was acting assistant secretary at the time, might have moved to cover up the events to avoid derailing her Senate confirmation.

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Kelly A. Nantel, an agency spokeswoman, confirmed Tuesday that Ms. Myers had ordered that the photographs be deleted, but said she had done so because she belatedly realized that the costume was inappropriate and that it would be offensive if the photos were included in any agency publications.

NY Times

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Manufacturing the memory hole, "What picture?"

Same as the Abu Ghraib prison pictures, the government claims to have the 'only' set of pictures. After all, the M$M showed us on teevee, 'the suit' leaving the Pentagon with the handcuffed briefcase taking the 'only set' of Abu Ghraib prison pictures to Congress for review.

[SpiralHawk]

1. Another republicon homelander cover up. Ho hum.

The republicon homelanders have good reason to be ashamed of everything they do.

Though, alas, republicon homelaners appear incapable of authentic soul-cleansing shame --
and just want to hide from the public what real Americans know damn well is more republicon-homelander lowlife activity.

[emperor124]

2. Hmm you'd think that M$M would pick up on this

I mean it's not like they've been reporting anything better. Oh...infotainment...right

[Supersedeas]

3. Gitmo and Abu Gharaib are just jokes to these clowns

[Stinky The Clown]

4. My capacity for outrage is so overtaxed that unless they actually roasted and ate a detainee ......

..... I can't even bother to make meaningful comment.

These shitbirds really do belong in prison.

Or just give them Dumbfuckistan and be done with it.