Hi,<br><br>I am assuming that this was based on a CNN news report
[<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/27/siu.fbi.internal.documents/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/27/siu.fbi.internal.documents/index.html</a>].
I saw the news report on TV on my way out of the office last week (actually stopped and watched it). What struck me the most was the gravity of the offense with only a suspension. Those people swore to uphold the law - "<i>fidelity, bravery and integrity</i>." FBI officials defended those offenses by saying they're only humans and they make mistakes. A mistake is putting the wrong number on the form and what they did was a deliberate violation of the rules that they should follow. If regular people like me follow the speed limit for instance, people who uphold the law should do the same thing. I'd hate to pay $180 bucks for a speeding ticket. I don't think there are exceptions to that rule. Shocking...Uncle Sam takes a lot of taxes from me and taxes pay my wages, too, but I'd like to think that people in that same situation should at least work on that thing they call <i>integrity</i>...that is. Sure hope Congress does something.<br>
<br>Btw Kati, the link for the final report does not seem to work. I would be interested to read EFF's report but the link [<a href="https://www.eff.org/files/EFF%20IOB%20Report_Final%20Version.pdf">https://www.eff.org/files/EFF%20IOB%20Report_Final%20Version.pdf</a>] says "<i>page not found</i>."<br>
<br>Thanks!<br><br>Regards,<br>Charity<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Katitza Rodriguez <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:katitza@eff.org">katitza@eff.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/eff-releases-report-detailing-fbi-intelligence" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/eff-releases-report-detailing-fbi-intelligence</a><br>
<p>EFF has uncovered widespread violations stemming from FBI
intelligence investigations from 2001 - 2008. In a <a href="https://www.eff.org/pages/patterns-misconduct-fbi-intelligence-violations" target="_blank">report</a>
released today, EFF documents alarming trends in the Bureau’s
intelligence investigation practices, suggesting that FBI
intelligence investigations have compromised the civil liberties
of American citizens far more frequently, and to a greater extent,
than was previously assumed. </p>
<p>Using documents obtained through <a href="https://www.eff.org/foia/intelligence-agencies-misconduct" target="_blank">EFF's
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation</a>, the report
finds:</p>
<p>• <i>Evidence of delays of 2.5 years, on average, between the
occurrence of a violation and its eventual reporting to the
Intelligence Oversight Board </i></p>
<p>• <i>Reports of serious misconduct by FBI agents including lying
in declarations to courts, using improper evidence to obtain
grand jury subpoenas, and accessing password-protected files
without a warrant</i></p>
<p>• <i>Indications that the FBI may have committed upwards of
40,000 possible intelligence violations in the 9 years since
9/11</i></p>
<p>EFF's report stems from analysis of nearly 2,500 pages of FBI
documents, consisting of reports of FBI intelligence violations
made to the <a href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/President%27s_Intelligence_Advisory_Board#Intelligence_Oversight_Board" target="_blank">Intelligence
Oversight Board</a> — an independent, civilian
intelligence-monitoring board that reports to the President on the
legality of foreign and domestic intelligence operations. The
documents constitute the most complete picture of post-9/11 FBI
intelligence abuses available to the public. Our earlier analysis
of the documents showed the <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/12/fbi-arbitrarily-covers-evidence-misconduct" target="_blank">FBI's
arbitrary disclosure practices</a>. </p>
<p>EFF's report underscores the need for greater transparency and
oversight in the intelligence community. <a href="https://www.eff.org/issues/foia" target="_blank">As part of our ongoing
effort</a> to inform the public and elected officials about
abusive intelligence investigations, we are distributing copies of
the report to members of Congress. </p>
<p>A pdf copy of the report can be downloaded <a href="https://www.eff.org/files/EFF%20IOB%20Report_Final%20Version.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.
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