Terror! Terror! Terror!

(via Eschaton) Credibility of JFK terror case questioned When U.S. Attorney Roslynn Mauskopf described the alleged terror plot to blow up Kennedy Airport as “one of the most chilling plots imaginable,” which might have caused “unthinkable” devastation, one law enforcement official said he cringed. The plot, he knew, was never operational. The public had never … Continue reading “Terror! Terror! Terror!”

More Incompetent Boobery

(via Eschaton) U.S. Government Gave Airtime to Terrorists, Official Admits Al Hurra television, the U.S. government’s $63 million-a-year effort at public diplomacy broadcasting in the Middle East, is run by executives and officials who cannot speak Arabic, according to a senior official who oversees the program. That might explain why critics say the service has … Continue reading “More Incompetent Boobery”

DOE Polygraph Program: Counter Intelligence Taken Literally

(via What’s new by Bob Park – Friday, May 18, 2007) 1. DOE POLYGRAPH PROGRAM: COUNTER INTELLIGENCE TAKEN LITERALLY. A 30 Apr 07 memo notified Los Alamos employees that random polygraph tests of 8,000 personnel in high-risk categories will be conducted by the DOE as part of a new counter-intelligence program. Three years ago, a … Continue reading “DOE Polygraph Program: Counter Intelligence Taken Literally”

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