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THOMPSON: Ignoring the Real Obscenities

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Had lunch last week with an old friend, a career agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He?s considering early retirement because he just can?t handle what?s happening to his agency, the federal law enforcement apparatus and the country.

?I didn?t sign on for this,? he said. ?The bureau has gone to hell in a hand basket.?

He tells a disturbing story of an agency ripped apart internally by turf battles, emasculated by an attorney general who believes Constitutional rights get in the way of a poorly-managed war on terror and an administration whose focus is marginal at best.

?Our number one priority in law enforcement is supposed to be fighting terrorism,? he says. ?So what?s the latest initiative by Justice and the bureau? We?ve declared war on pornography.?
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OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.

Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.

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