tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post7895052810613692291..comments2024-03-28T01:33:22.764-04:00Comments on The DiploMad 2.0: FBI Interviews: A Little ReminisceDiploMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-75871823289644668902020-10-03T20:33:15.210-04:002020-10-03T20:33:15.210-04:00It sounds like a purge - get the GOP-leaning caree...It sounds like a purge - get the GOP-leaning career folks out and replace them with Democrats who won't be removed by the GOP because, well, stupid party. Democrats have always been ruthless about that kind of stuff, and they are reaping the rewards in this administration.<br /><br />I'm sorta surprised the Bush appointee hadn't been sacked, but he was likely higher visibility and thus the Obama administration had to be more circumspect in that situation.Jeff Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802456524746485019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-91870044504073902612019-04-04T00:04:40.510-04:002019-04-04T00:04:40.510-04:00https://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/pot-smoking-law...https://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/pot-smoking-lawyers-are-back-with-a-guest-for-another-psa/85868296/ <br /><br /><br /> Sid service announcementSidVichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156594049843753276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-56718456077778499722019-04-03T23:33:28.602-04:002019-04-03T23:33:28.602-04:00Federal Bureau of Incineraton? That FBI?
Consider...Federal Bureau of Incineraton? That FBI?<br /><br />Consider the "who, how and why of its formation and it may make more sense, to someone, somewhere.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304578359829864643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-11456842573389710892019-04-03T16:18:24.265-04:002019-04-03T16:18:24.265-04:00The FBI needs a through cleaning up, if not replac...The FBI needs a through cleaning up, if not replacement in full. Hopefully the Trump administration will oblige. Mr. Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18180098780283366624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-6621243377127205672019-04-03T01:39:11.606-04:002019-04-03T01:39:11.606-04:00I was an investigator for the NLRB for 25 years, m...I was an investigator for the NLRB for 25 years, mostly in Alaska. In the mid-80s, I was investigating a couple of firings of building guards by the contractor that guarded the Anchorage federal building. He contractor said that the FBI had investigated some irregularities and had found the employees culpable. I asked for detailed interviews with the FBI agents who backed the contractor. We dismissed the charge, and the employees then appealed with the aid of an attorney. The attorney unearthed some computer records via FOIA which showed that the FBI agents had lied to me. My regional director went on the warpath against the FBI Anchosge office, but his superiors warned him off because of threats of retaliation by FBI headquarters in DC. I have had zero respect for the FBI ever since.John Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512292512993140028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-2037152605610389352019-04-02T07:48:49.658-04:002019-04-02T07:48:49.658-04:00That is odd. My background checks have always bee...That is odd. My background checks have always been a contractor working for OPM, but that's since I got back into Fed work in 2002.Merkwürdigliebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633547688991082358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-78108241576412993382019-04-02T07:41:17.111-04:002019-04-02T07:41:17.111-04:00Finding out the why is the first question which ne...Finding out the why is the first question which needs to be answered. When the FBI or any government organization goes "fishing" ,they want it to be a "catching" operation. The real organization you should fear is the IRS. Never cheat on your taxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-53980825663480231592019-04-01T19:43:54.438-04:002019-04-01T19:43:54.438-04:00Sorry. Thanks Sorry. Thanks DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-24392290436719577422019-04-01T18:48:08.166-04:002019-04-01T18:48:08.166-04:00"what I should have done from the start."..."what I should have done from the start."<br /><br />The link says the video is unavailable due to a copyright claim. I'm pretty sure the same video is available here:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FENubmZGj8Jeffreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-80764643013504823712019-04-01T17:38:07.162-04:002019-04-01T17:38:07.162-04:00Normally I would chalk the behavior of the two &qu...Normally I would chalk the behavior of the two "young and polite" agents as a lack of experience (read professionalism) but anymore...I just don't trust them and that's just one aspect to consider when assessing the collateral damage done by Clinton, Obama, and The Party, as they orchestrated what amounts to a failed political hit piece designed to damage an opponent that ultimately turned into a coup attempt.tfhrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056518846851745411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-23361021715957405422019-04-01T17:30:56.819-04:002019-04-01T17:30:56.819-04:00I don't know if DOE clearances are any differe...I don't know if DOE clearances are any different from all of the others but a Periodic Re-Investigation isn't the responsibility of the FBI anywhere I've ever been. <br />If the investigator was FBI, then he was probably doing something other than following up on names of neighbors or addresses listed in an SF-86. <br /><br />What's really odd is that if you show up to request cooperation from someone that doesn't know you and then refuse to reciprocate, at a minimum you can expect to have the door slammed in your face. Seriously, would you as the investigator ask someone that merely opened a door to answer questions about a subject, such as a neighbor, without asking for an ID? And why would you not show your credentials - right from the start? You should lead with that badge and credentials - that's the way I've always seen it when I'm called to do an interview about someone that has listed me as a contact.<br /><br />The sad part is that the FBI has become so tainted by the revelation of their leadership's politicization that they have lost credibility with individuals, organizations, and foreign governments that actually do cooperate with us because the FBI is no longer considered to be professional or even reliable.tfhrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056518846851745411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-91108548310492267562019-04-01T14:47:01.613-04:002019-04-01T14:47:01.613-04:00Instance the First: Sounds like someone was prote...Instance the First: Sounds like someone was protected by someone else. Seen that happen locally. Totally sucks, even when you have the certain someone dead to rights on everything from copy paper theft to outright treason (my case the person was passing info to major drug dealers.)<br /><br />Instance the Second: Sounds like you were about 10 seconds away from being 'Flynned.' And I hate ambiguous fishing expeditions. Looks like a certain somebodies were trying to get rid of people who wouldn't go along with the new status quo. Good on you for dodging the bullet and not getting shafted.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-6181843586721067712019-04-01T13:01:44.806-04:002019-04-01T13:01:44.806-04:00I had a similar encounter with a FBI agent, though...I had a similar encounter with a FBI agent, though not being interviewed, just making chit chat. I asked to see his badge, and he wouldn't show it to me. I knew he worked for the FBI as the field office was in the same building I worked in, and I would see him going in and out of that office. Salvorhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264616398711474819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-32707711195657934352019-04-01T12:39:21.972-04:002019-04-01T12:39:21.972-04:00I have had official contact with the FBI only once...I have had official contact with the FBI only once in my life. A neighbor worked at a National Lab -- pleasant quiet person who never talked about what he did. <br /><br />One day, a man in normal office garb showed up at my door. He explained he was with the FBI, doing a routine background check on my neighbor for a renewal of his security permit.<br /><br />OK, says I: Before we talk, can you show me your ID? The FBI agent looked a little embarrassed: I forgot to bring my FBI badge, he said. But Look! My car has government plates!Gavin Longmuirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-13717886355302319762019-04-01T12:26:15.238-04:002019-04-01T12:26:15.238-04:00It sounds like you started in a 'cooperative&#...It sounds like you started in a 'cooperative' mode, but that's only appropriate for a 'cooperative' relationship. Once they refuse to explain their purpose, it's an 'interrogative' relationship, not a 'cooperative' one.<br /><br />I've gone fishing many times and come back empty handed. I'm betting this expedition didn't come back any more fulfilled.<br /><br />- reader #1482Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-15494675566205246852019-04-01T11:39:06.737-04:002019-04-01T11:39:06.737-04:00Thanks for sharing your stories.
I bet a large ma...Thanks for sharing your stories.<br /><br />I bet a large majority of FBI contacts are no more exciting than these.Polyniceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17572569966804611855noreply@blogger.com