Bush has ordered the largest crackdown in decades against whistleblowers

[kpete]

Issue Date: February 13-19, 2006, Posted On: 2/13/2006

Administration’s crackdown on leaks puts whistleblowers under scrutiny


President Bush has ordered the largest crackdown in decades against whistleblowers in government.



The Justice Department has initiated or summoned to investigate whistleblowers throughout the government. Officials said the effort includes FBI agents questioning suspected leakers, particularly in defense and intelligence agencies.



"The investigation is part of the administration's effort to stop leaks, particularly in national security," an official said. "The evidence shows that national security leaks have been fully exploited by al Qaeda."



The Justice Department has sought to determine who divulged the existence of Mr. Bush's secret domestic spying program. The probe comes as the Senate Judiciary Committee began its investigation of the domestic surveillance program conducted by the National Security Agency since 2001.



Officials said the NSA requested the Justice Department to launch the investigation. The Justice Department was ordered to initiate investigations of government employees who leak information, particularly to journalists or lobbyists.



The FBI has also been involved in the investigation. Officials said several long-unused laws would be employed to help in prosecution efforts.

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[PretzelWarrior]

1. I got one thing to say to that piece of shit in the White House.

FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

[movonne]

2. Yes they know about leaks..Chaney, Libbie, Rove, etc..

[Hubert Flottz]

3. The KG BUSH is alive and well!

They have taken over our country without firing a shot, just like the Russian said they would in the 60s!

[flyarm]

4. one simple thing missed in this article i would like to correct..

The Justice Department has sought to determine who divulged the existence of Mr. Bush's


"illegal"


secret domestic spying program.

like the tapping of my phone you little scum bag ..in "my" white house!!!!!!!!!!!!

fly

[Dr. Jones]

5. Draconian, Nixonian...

whatever you want to call it, it's pure evil. It's the dismantling of our system of checks and balances just so they can have their supersecret answer-to-no-one dictatorship.

Dirty. Very dirty.