Dear friends,
Sibel
Edmonds is a courageous former FBI translator who was fired for trying to
expose a major cover-up of 9/11 evidence in the FBI. A lawsuit she initiated
was dismissed in July of 2004, only after Attorney General John Ashcroft
personally invoked a rarely used power and declared the case as falling under
"state secrets" privilege. I have had a number of email exchanges
with Ms. Edmonds. She states that she has documents which will implicate people
at very high levels in government in their actions around 9/11. The fact that
she was allowed to testify to a Congressional committee was
a major breakthrough in her case, though we need more coverage. She is a key player in exposing the massive 9/11 cover-up.
Below
are excerpts from several articles about Sibel Edmonds and her case
with links to the originals. For lots more reliable, verifiable information
on the 9/11 cover-up from major media sources, see http://www.WantToKnow.info/9-11cover-up10pg
We are clearly moving closer to a critical mass on the 9/11 cover-up. The
press is reporting on issues rarely covered in the past. Please help to build
understanding on this vital issue by spreading this message. You take care
and have a great day!
With very best wishes,
Fred Burks for the WantToKnow.info team
Security breach of FBI's translator program
to be questioned
USA Today/AP - 3/2/05
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-03-02-fbi-translator_x.htm
After listening
to former translator Sibel Edmonds complain about her treatment at the hands
of the Justice Department and the FBI, Reps. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., and
Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., said their staffs would debrief Edmonds and confront
Justice Department officials with the information. Edmonds commented on the
issue while testifying at a House Government Reform subcommittee hearing on
the government's designation of information as classified. She told
lawmakers the people she accused were still working at the FBI. The Justice
Department's inspector general said last month that the FBI never adequately
investigated Edmonds' complaints, even though evidence and witnesses supported
her. Edmonds filed a lawsuit seeking to keep her job, but last summer
a judge threw out her case after Attorney General John Ashcroft said her claims
might harm national security by exposing government secrets.
Note: This article fails to mention Ms. Edmonds claims that top individuals in government concealed critical information about 9/11 suggesting complicity by compromised politicians. For more, click here.
Justice Dept. Opposes Bid to Revive Case Against F.B.I.
New York Times - 2/26/05
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/politics/26whistle.html
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/022605Y.shtml
The government
has told a federal appeals court that a suit by an F.B.I. translator who was
fired after accusing the bureau of ineptitude should not be allowed to proceed
because it would cause "significant damage to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States." The case has become a lightning rod for critics
who contend that the bureau retaliated against Ms. Edmonds and other whistle-blowers
who have sought to expose management problems related to the antiterrorism
campaign. The suit
was dismissed in July after Attorney General John Ashcroft invoked a rarely
used power and declared the case as falling under "state secret"
privilege. The Justice Department retroactively classified a 2002 Congressional
briefing about the case and some related letters from lawmakers, but this
week it decided to permit the information to be released. The inspector
general of the department concluded last month that the F.B.I. had failed
to aggressively investigate Ms. Edmonds's accusations of espionage and fired
her in large part for raising them. In a report that the department sought
for months to keep classified, the inspector general issued a sharp rebuke
to the bureau over its handling of Ms. Edmonds's accusations.
FBI
faulted over linguist's complaints: Review deemed lacking
Boston Globe/Associated Press - 1/15/05
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/01/15/fbi_faulted_over_linguists_complaints/
The FBI
never adequately investigated complaints by a fired contract linguist who
alleged shoddy work and possible espionage inside the bureau's translator
program, although evidence and witnesses supported her, the Justice Department's
senior oversight official said yesterday. The bureau's response to complaints
by former translator Sibel Edmonds was "significantly flawed," Inspector General
Glenn Fine said in a report that summarized a lengthy classified investigation
into how the FBI handled the case. Fine said Edmonds's contentions "raised
substantial questions and were supported by various pieces of evidence." "The
report substantiated the most serious of Sibel's allegations and demonstrates
that the FBI owes Sibel an apology and compensation for its unlawful firing
of her rather than hiding behind its false cloak of national security,"
said Mark Zaid, her lawyer.
Note: Ms. Edmonds deeply revealing allegations are laid out clearly in an open letter
to 9/11 Commission Chairman Thomas Kean available at http://www.WantToKnow.info/sibeledmonds. For one-paragraph excerpts of other news articles on Ms. Edmonds, click here.
