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"Jihad Jane" now connected to Syrian National Socialist Party

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Posted by ryuge 2007-11-20 06:15|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 FormerSpook has more over at:

'http://formerspook.blogspot.com
(For some reason link doesn't seem to work, at least as shown in my preview, but it's short enough to cut 'n' paste, so (maybe) you get it twice.)
Equally damning, the Prouty case illustrates that today's spy catchers are hard-pressed to find the most obvious plants; we can only wonder how many big espionage "fish"--on the scale of Rick Ames or Robert Hanssen--remain undetected.

"But, the government says there's no evidence of actual espionage. In other words, Ms. Prouty was quite adept at covering her tracks--or the feds are afraid of where their trail might lead."

"And, in case you're wondering, Ms. Prouty is facing a sentence of less than 12 months in jail--or possibly, no prison time at all, along with three years' supervised probation and a $2500 fine, under a federal plea deal."

Read the rest.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-11-20 07:41|| 2007-11-20 07:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Jesus. H. Christ.

Do we have nothing but children working in our government?

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-11-20 07:53|| 2007-11-20 07:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Do we have nothing but children working in our government?

Retarded ones.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2007-11-20 08:28|| 2007-11-20 08:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Not even retarded ones. Our government is a bunch of chimps with ADD and down syndrome.

And I knew it was the commies behind all of this!

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-11-20 09:28|| 2007-11-20 09:28|| Front Page Top

#5 I think we got so damn desperate for Arabic translators / speakers in any G2 unit including the military that we forgot basic logic, common sense and security. They need to batten down the hatches on security background reviews and start over on every arabic speaking employee hired before and since 9/11, especially the ones hired after.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-11-20 09:31|| 2007-11-20 09:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Seems like the spook agencies are spending too much time today with inter-agency and internecine squabbling to be bothered with the business of intelligence.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-11-20 10:25|| 2007-11-20 10:25|| Front Page Top

#7 They would have lots more translators of both Arabic and Farsi if they were willing to hire Jews. Only half a million of the Arab world's Jews went to Israel after 1948, not to mention the Persian Jews. Plenty of them ended up in America and Canada.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2007-11-20 10:35|| 2007-11-20 10:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Her immigration fraud and initial employment with FBI came under Clinton in 1997. Her husband's deployment to Islamabad, where he would have been in charge of approving visas, came in 1999. Keep in mind the Clinton policy of deliberately not enforcing some immigration rules/standards.

Posted by lotp 2007-11-20 10:36|| 2007-11-20 10:36|| Front Page Top

#9 But.. but.. I always thought government workers were always professional and thorough. Oh well, another myth busted.

Posted by AuburnTom 2007-11-20 14:40|| 2007-11-20 14:40|| Front Page Top

#10 children

What do you expect when the Clinton's administration's great parting gift to the American people was the destruction of the "W" key on computer keyboards.

The US has plenty of non-muslim Arabic speakers. Millions of Christians and Jewish Arabs have been cleansed from the Middle East and many have settled in the US. I just don't understand the thinking process that excludes them in favor of hiring the enemy.

Posted by ed 2007-11-20 16:05|| 2007-11-20 16:05|| Front Page Top

#11 Is it really true that our government won't hire Jewish and/or non-Muslim speakers of Arabic as translators??? How is it that there is so little outrage or discussion about it? You'd think that the public would be concerned and that the conservative blogosphere and talk radio world would be making a big issue about this. Why is no GOP candidate making any hay over this? You couldn't ask for a better issue for someone to take up and win respect - and votes - from the party base. When was this decision made and does it apply to all parts of the federal government? What would it take to change this situation: an executive order, an act of Congress? I am astonished that this could be so (not that I haven't been astonished by things I've found out before!) Is there a source to find out more about this? Thanks in advance to anyone who knows something about this and has the time to help enlighten me.

Posted by ryuge 2007-11-20 17:37|| 2007-11-20 17:37|| Front Page Top

#12 "Jewish Arabs", ed?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2007-11-20 17:48|| 2007-11-20 17:48|| Front Page Top

#13 "Jewish Arabs", ed?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2007-11-20 17:48|| 2007-11-20 17:48|| Front Page Top

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