Mueller:"mistakes, carelessness, confusion, lack of training, lack of guidance and lack of oversight

[dajoki]

Toronto Daily News
http://www.torontodailynews.com/index.php/WorldNews/2007032803fbi-made-mistakes

FBI Made Mistakes, Mueller Said
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller admitted that the bureau made mistakes when gathering information on Americans.

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller admitted "mistakes, carelessness, confusion, lack of training, lack of guidance and lack of adequate oversight" that resulted in misuse of national security letters, which authorized the FBI to gather personal information on about 40,000 to 60,000 Americans from 2003 to 2005.

Speaking to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Mueller said poor organization led to the mishandling of the letters. However, the FBI didn't deliberately break the law by improperly obtaining thousands of Americans' phone, e-mail and financial records, Mueller insisted.

The letters allowed the department gain access to private information on American citizens from third parties such as telephone, Internet providers and credit card companies.

The Patriot Act, passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, gave the FBI the authority to request this information without a court order to combat international terrorism.

"I am responsible for those shortcomings and for taking the steps to ensure that they do not happen again," Mueller said.

[kirby]

1. Your doing a Heckofajob Muelley

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. please please please don't take my toys away! Please!

this time I promise to do better, and this time I really, really, really, really, mean it. Honestly. Trust me. Cross my heart. Truly.

[ShortnFiery]

3. Then, Mr. Mueller, where the hell is your resignation? n/t

[Golden Raisin]

4. OK. I'll bite and state the obvious.

If I, or most people, made so many "mistakes" at my job, particularly on something so important, my ass would be fired and be flying out the corporate door faster than the Concorde.

[mmonk]

5. Pay offs, foreign agents, black market nuke sales, drug smuggling...

[Supersedeas]

7. and he can use the word 'responsible' as if it means something.

[dajoki]

8. Yes, if he truley...

feels responsible he should have resigned or been fired.

[dajoki]

9. Quite a list, huh? n/t

[Forkboy]

6. But enough about Bush's parents....