Reply #9: Hurray for POGO!

[struggle4progress]

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According to the email that was disseminated to Senate Judiciary Committee staff, the "decision to treat the information as classified from this point forward relates to civil litigation in which the FBI is seeking to quash certain information...."
Ms. Edmonds became a whistleblower in March, 2002, after reporting numerous instances of corruption, incompetence, and cover-ups while working for the FBI as a translator. The information Ms. Edmonds seeks to bring to light through her whistleblowing would have devastating consequences for the FBI, which is why such aggressive efforts have been pursued to silence her.
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http://www.pogo.org/p/government/ga-040601-classified.html