[Dean's World] Dean: Bashing the FBI

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Posted by Dean:
Bashing the FBI
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1143798892.shtml


   Jeff Taylor has a [1]really nasty hit piece on the FBI regarding 9/11
   over at Reason Online. It pretty much makes a hero out of one agent
   named Harry Samit, and blames pretty much everyone at FBI at the
   middle to upper management level for 9/11.

   To be blunt, I'm not buying it. Sorry, but I'm not. Because there's
   one thing missing here: a description of every other threat that the
   FBI was juggling in early September 2001, and any explanation of what
   the thinking was of those who thought that Samit was just on a wild
   hare.

   And we won't get that explanation from this trial.

   It may be because I've managed large projects. It may also be because
   I've had many friends and relatives in the military and in law
   enforcement. It may be because since 9/11 I've been more concerned
   with what it takes to prevent a recurrence than finding people to
   scapegoat.

   Whatever it is, it's pretty clear that Taylor is providing a very
   one-sided view based on a single trial of an accused terrorist,
   attempting to paint the entire U.S. government as incompetent clowns
   who ignored obvious evidence. But he hasn't shown me enough to make me
   believe that's a fair assessment.

   If you're not sure what I mean, imagine this:

   You have 100 people working for you. Every day, every single one of
   them tells you "I think X will happen today," and they all tell you
   something different. One day, one of them gets something right, and
   says "I told you so, why didn't you believe me?"

   I'm not saying Samit was in any way wrong or a bad guy. But this,
   people, is how large bureaucratic organizations operate every single
   day.

References

   1. http://www.reason.com/links/links033006.shtml