Where "Homeland Security" Means "Except That Department Over There"
Published by Pokerwolf on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 11:04 AM.
U.S. Agents Accused of Aiding Islamist Scheme - Washington Times
I think we can all agree that's a bad thing. But, here's the money shot:
Do you still feel safe? I may be accused of "fearmongering" by writing the last sentence, but anyone who thinks that terrorists won't attempt to blow up more things in the U.S. is a blind fool.
A criminal investigations report says several U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees are accused of aiding Islamic extremists with identification fraud and of exploiting the visa system for personal gain.
The confidential 2006 USCIS report said that despite the severity of the potential security breaches, most are not investigated "due to lack of resources" in the agency's internal affairs department.
"Two District Adjudications Officers are allegedly involved with known (redacted) Islam terrorist members," said the internal document obtained by The Washington Times.
The group "was responsible for numerous robberies and used the heist money to fund terrorist activities. The District Adjudications Officers made numerous DHS database queries to track (Alien)-File movement and check on the applicants' status for (redacted) members and associates."
I think we can all agree that's a bad thing. But, here's the money shot:
A USCIS employee, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal, said many of the complaints in the multipage document are as many as three years old.
Do you still feel safe? I may be accused of "fearmongering" by writing the last sentence, but anyone who thinks that terrorists won't attempt to blow up more things in the U.S. is a blind fool.
