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Government
New Diplomatic Security Service [DSS] leaks highly uncomplimentary
2013-06-10
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) -- Uncovered documents show the U.S. State Department may have covered up allegations of illegal behavior ranging from sexual assaults to an underground drug ring.
Not another cover up ?
CBS News reports that is has unearthed documents from the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), an internal watchdog agency, that implicate the State Department in a series of misconducts worldwide.
Why should Foggy Bottom be different than the IRS?
The memo, reported by CBS News' John Miller, cited eight specific examples, including allegations that a State Department security official in Beirut "engaged in sexual assaults" with foreign nationals hired as embassy guards and the charge and that members of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's security detail "engaged prostitutes while on official trips in foreign countries" -- a problem the report says was "endemic."
Hildebeast, sexual assault, whores, foreign nationals, zombie monsters...I repeat myself ?
Former State Department internal investigator Aurelia Fedenisn told CBS News, "We also uncovered several allegations of criminal wrongdoing in cases, some of which never became cases."
Criminal activity? International gun running by chance ?
Often times, other DSS agents were simply told to back off of investigations of high-ranking State Department members. Fedenisn told CBS that "hostile intelligence services" allow criminal behavior to continue.
Please define "hostile intelligence services'. Might not be the same as "HOIS" in the old days.
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  Well, it appears that someone has been "warming up" an experienced campaign manager:

"Foreign Service officer Michael T Sestak was charged by the US government with selling non-resident visas (green cards), mostly for between $50,000 and $70,000 - roughly 1.5 million to 2.1 million baht.

He has been held without bail for more than a week as a "serious flight risk" defendant. Mr Sestak faces charges of conspiracy to commit visa fraud and bribery.

The story was covered up by the US State Department, but was revealed by McClatchy news agency last Friday.

The number of visas allegedly sold by Mr Sestak, 42, is not yet known. But a 28-page affidavit filed by the US government against him alleges he "received several million dollars in bribes" from Vietnamese seeking to emigrate to the United States.

The affidavit alleged:

"He ultimately moved the money out of Vietnam by using money launderers through offshore banks, primarily based in China, to a bank account in Thailand that he opened in May 2012. He then used the money to purchase real estate in Phuket and Bangkok, Thailand."

Posted by: Lone Ranger   2013-06-10 21:33  

#4  "For those of you who hope that Hillary will be less corrupt than Barack, please read above article you're IDIOTS.

FTFY, Al.
Posted by: Barbara   2013-06-10 20:08  

#3  For those of you who hope that Hillary will be less corrupt than Barack, please read above article.

Al
Posted by: Frozen Al   2013-06-10 18:38  

#2  To the NSA in case you were listening: Darth was being rhetorical. As least as much as Darth Vader is ever rhetorical. He might want to squeeze your collective tracheas. Rhetorically, of course...
Posted by: Steve White   2013-06-10 17:05  

#1  At this point it seems every government agency is completely corrupt and needs to be dismantled. The problem is, that now the government holds more power than the people are willing to keep for themselves.

I don't know how we are going to get our country back and out of these tyrant's hands short of burning down all of DC.
Posted by: DarthVader   2013-06-10 14:39  

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