Freeh says FBI doing great, supports Weaver killer

WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Director Louis Freeh today declared his
agency "in great shape" despite a recent spate of public relations
embarrassments and said he has no plans to step down from his job.
	Timothy McVeigh's conviction for the Oklahoma City bombing, the
capture of CIA shooting suspect Mir Aimal Kansi of Pakistan and other
recent successes have helped restore public confidence in the FBI, he told
reporters today.
	The agency's image has suffered in recent years in the wake of a
variety of controversies, including its conduct in the investigation of
the Atlanta Olympic bombing, allegations that its crime lab had mishandled
evidence and accusations that he had failed to fully brief the White House
on China's alleged efforts to contribute money to U.S. political
campaigns.
	"I think in large part that we're past it," Freeh said of the
FBI's public relations problems. "We will always be controversial. ... But
I think that how the FBI responds to those problems is what's important."
	In an April edition of Newsweek, an article quoted Freeh as saying
he had considered quitting his job.
	But today, Freeh said he may even serve out his 10-year term.
	"I'm staying on," he said. "I've got no current plans to leave."
	He also said the FBI is close to hiring a new assistant director
for the crime lab, choosing from a list of candidates that includes
"world-class scientists."
	He also said the FBI continues a vigorous investigation of a June
1996 bombing that killed 19 American airmen in Saudi Arabia, despite the
fact that Hani al-Sayegh, a Saudi dissident, had reneged on an agreement
to provide information on the case.
	"His reneging on that agreement is not a serious setback to our
own investigation," Freeh said.
	The FBI will continue to stand behind Lon Horiuchi, an FBI
sharpshooter charged last month by local authorities with involuntary
manslaughter for the shooting death of Vicky Weaver, wife of white
supremacist Randy Weaver, during a deadly standoff in Idaho, Freeh said.
	"We fully support him," Freeh said. "It was a horrible tragedy. It
was a mistake on his part, but we believe he was acting as he was trained
to do. He was within the scope of his authority. ... He reasonably
believed at the time that what he was doing was proper."

At 5:22 PM -0700 9/10/97, Dave K-P wrote:
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>At 04:28 PM 9/10/97 -0700, Declan McCullagh wrote:
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>>	The FBI will continue to stand behind Lon Horiuchi, an FBI
>>sharpshooter charged last month by local authorities with involuntary
>>manslaughter for the shooting death of Vicky Weaver, wife of white
>>supremacist Randy Weaver, during a deadly standoff in Idaho, Freeh said.
>>	"We fully support him," Freeh said. "It was a horrible tragedy. It
>>was a mistake on his part, but we believe he was acting as he was trained
>>to do. He was within the scope of his authority. ... He reasonably
>>believed at the time that what he was doing was proper."
>
>	"Just following orders"... where have I heared that before?

Ah, but the difference is that we haven't yet seen Louis Freeh being led
into the same gas chamber that the Israelis used to send Eichmann to
justice.

History is written by the winners. Had the Nazis won the Second World War,
it would have been U.S. generals and leaders of the World Zionist Congress
who would have have been tried and executed.

Too soon to tell whether it'll be Freeh and Reno swinging from the end of a
rope, or folks like us.

I wonder how the SS at Stanford will react to my "Death Penalty for Waco
Commander in Chief!" placard?

(Such a placard being a free speech statement of what justice I expect for
the Ruby Ridge and Waco Commander in Chief, not a personal threat.)

--Tim May

There's something wrong when I'm a felon under an increasing number of laws.
Only one response to the key grabbers is warranted: "Death to Tyrants!"
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On Wed, 10 Sep 1997 16:28:27 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
>	WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Director Louis Freeh today declared his
>agency "in great shape" despite a recent spate of public relations
>embarrassments and said he has no plans to step down from his job.
[large snip]
>	The FBI will continue to stand behind Lon Horiuchi, an FBI
>sharpshooter charged last month by local authorities with involuntary
>manslaughter for the shooting death of Vicky Weaver, wife of white
>supremacist Randy Weaver, during a deadly standoff in Idaho, Freeh said.

Declan, just an observation, but have you noticed that the media seems
to incapable of saying the name Randy Weaver without using the words
white supremacist (or separatist)?  Do you think this is deliberate or
just a case of following a pattern set by others?

-Doug
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Douglas L. Peterson
mailto:fnorky@geocities.com
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/1271/

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At 04:28 PM 9/10/97 -0700, Declan McCullagh wrote:

>	The FBI will continue to stand behind Lon Horiuchi, an FBI
>sharpshooter charged last month by local authorities with involuntary
>manslaughter for the shooting death of Vicky Weaver, wife of white
>supremacist Randy Weaver, during a deadly standoff in Idaho, Freeh said.
>	"We fully support him," Freeh said. "It was a horrible tragedy. It
>was a mistake on his part, but we believe he was acting as he was trained
>to do. He was within the scope of his authority. ... He reasonably
>believed at the time that what he was doing was proper."

	"Just following orders"... where have I heared that before?
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