FBI Irresponsible in Ruling Out Terror in Airbus Crash
Judicial Watch
Monday, Nov. 12, 2001
WASHINGTON – Judicial Watch, the public
interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes
government abuse and corruption, today watched, with
horror, as yet another U.S. airliner exploded,
apparently killing all passengers aboard.
Given the current state of affairs, obviously
terrorism cannot be ruled out. Yet, in an apparent
attempt to deflect blame from its continuing dismal
performance in protecting the American people, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation waited no more
than one-half hour before it proudly announced that
"there is no evidence of terrorist activity."
"The present conduct of the FBI (which bears a large
responsibility along with the previous Clinton
administration for the current state of unpreparedness
among government agencies to terrorist attacks) is
consistent with its past 'cover your backside
government mentality,'" stated Judicial Watch Chairman and
General Counsel Larry Klayman.
"This attitude effectively gave
a green light to terrorists to attack the World Trade
Center, the Pentagon and the U.S. mail system with anthrax.
In short, the FBI does not want to see reality, but
instead continues to paint a rosy picture of its
performance.
"Judicial Watch is investigating the FBI and other
government agencies, such as the Federal Aviation
Administration, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Department of Justice as a whole, Department
of Health and Human Services and others who have
failed to do their jobs by preparing and protecting
the American people from terrorism.
"Given the current reality, unless proved otherwise,
government agencies should presume that this latest
tragedy is the result of terrorism, and not continue
to turn a blind eye from the threat that went unheeded
for too long," he added.
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