DOD and Torture Declassification Timing
I think I’ll be doing a series of posts on the DOJ IG report on torture. In this post, I will look at some of the timing surrounding torture declassification. The very first footnote in the 300-odd...
View ArticleThe Inherent Conflict Of Interest With DOJ's OPR And David Margolis
Who watches the watchers? Always a valid question; today I want to look at the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility and its conduct in the investigation of United States governmental attorneys,...
View ArticleShorter DOJ: It’s No Big Deal if DEA Agents Destroy Evidence
DOJ’s Inspector General wrote Senators Collins and Lieberman a letter summarizing its investigation into DEA Agents involved in the Secret Service sex scandal in Cartagena, Colombia. What’s getting...
View ArticleThe Intelligence Community’s Willful Ignorance about Americans Caught in 702...
Given the Intelligence Community’s reluctant and partial disclosures on the Section 702 (PRISM/FAA) collection, I want to return to a squabble from last fall, before Congress reauthorized FAA. As...
View ArticleThe FBI’s Official “CAIR Has Cooties Guidance Directive [Redacted]“
I had just about come to the conclusion that Michael Horowitz, DOJ’s Inspector General who took over after Glenn Fine retired in 2010, was a worthy successor. In recent weeks, Horowitz has released...
View ArticleDOJ’s IG Hints at Concerns about Back Door Search Issues
In addition to focusing on whether the classification of past IG Reports will limit what he can release about the Section 215 dragnet and Section 702 content collection, DOJ Inspector General Michael...
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