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| Obama Threats Strain Secret Service |
| 2009-10-22 |
| WASHINGTON -- Rising death threats against President Barack Obama are prompting a debate about the Secret Service's resources and duties, officials say. Some within the Secret Service are advocating the agency be relieved of its duties to investigate financial crimes and concentrate instead on protection of government leaders in the wake of growing anti-government sentiment, The Boston Globe reported Sunday. "If there were an evaluation of the service's two missions, it might be determined that it is ineffective ... to conduct its protection mission and investigate financial crimes," an internal report issued in August by the Congressional Research Service and obtained by the newspaper said. A government official whose named was not reported told the newspaper Secret Service leaders are discussing making changes. "This is a discussion going on not only in some quarters in Congress, but inside the Secret Service," the official said. "Should there be a re-look at the mission?" Secret Service spokesman Special Agent Edwin Donovan told the Globe that though "there is no doubt the protection mission has grown" the agency can fulfill its missions. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 Looks like OWG-NWO SKYNET is still running low on bytespace [again]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-22 23:27 |
| #7 OTOH PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > THE JFK ASSASSINATION [aka SSSSSSHHHHHHHH OBAMA ASSASSINATION??]. ARTIC > IIUC sometimes in Conpiracy Theory(s), STRONG INFERENCES OF AMLICES AFORETHOUGHT = HARM are derived NOT by the FACTS, etc. described within any Artic, but HOW THE ARTIC WAS FORMALLY DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED BEFORE THE WORLD??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-22 23:24 |
| #6 Just imagine if McCain had won, betcha an even more astronomical number o' left wing nut toppings would bubble to the surface... |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-10-22 22:07 |
| #5 Some within the Secret Service are advocating the agency be relieved of its duties to investigate financial crimes Might that be 'financial crimes' involving organizations like ACORN and the DNC, which are action arms of the fellow they are supposed to be protecting? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-10-22 18:59 |
| #4 How would you like to be the Secret Service coordinator who gets screamed at by Michelle Obama daily? Just guessing about this, BTW. |
| Posted by: Maggie Ebbuter2991 2009-10-22 18:20 |
| #3 Some within the Secret Service are advocating the agency be relieved of its duties to investigate financial crimes that just gives the corrupt financial sector motive to threaten the POTUS |
| Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-10-22 17:16 |
| #2 I think this was a 'given' as soon as he ran. The nation has made a lot of progress against racism, but it only takes one, and there are many more than one psycho racists out there. His arrogance does add to the difficulties faced by the Secret Service because it increases the number of motivated psycho-killers and probably also the likelihood of the psycho-killer actually being competent. Secret Service ALWAYS has a tough job; now more than ever. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-10-22 16:50 |
| #1 Maybe if he'd stop threatening everyone who disagrees with him? Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2009-10-22 16:36 |