EDITORIAL : THE BUMBLING FBI; NEW REVELATIONS CAST FURTHER DOUBT ON THE AGENCY'S TRUSTWORTHINESS.THE FBI is in danger of becoming like the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. in its worst days - no juror juror n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are chosen from various sources such as registered voters, automobile registration or telephone directories. will believe what any of its agents say in a court of law. After apparently lying for six years about its role in the Branch Davidian  The neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed.Please see the relevant discussion on the . standoff in Waco, Texas For the Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas, see . For other uses of "Waco", see Waco (disambiguation). Waco (pronounced: /ˈweɪkoʊ/) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. , the agency has reversed course. Now it turns out, agents may have fired some potentially flammable tear gas tear gas, gas that causes temporary blindness through the excessive flow of tears resulting from irritation of the eyes. The gas is used in chemical warfare and as a means for dispersing mobs. canisters on the final day of the 1993 standoff. But they're pretty sure the canisters didn't touch off the deadly fire inside the cult's compound. So what if Attorney General Janet Reno pledges to ``get to the bottom'' of why it took the FBI so long to 'fess up? What exactly has she gotten to the bottom of during her tenure as attorney general? It's like asking Buster Keaton to investigate the Keystone Kops. The FBI should be above reproach. Instead, the current revelations, added to previous instances of problems and misconduct, further tarnish tarnish, n 1. surface discoloration or loss of luster by metals. Under oral conditions, it often results from hard and soft deposits. 2. a chemical process by which a metal surface is discolored or its luster destroyed. the agency's reputation and seriously call into question its ability to carry out its mission of upholding the law and catching the bad guys. Maybe there are too many bad guys among the G-men. That's certainly what conspiracy theorists and fringe groups believe. While they don't need much encouragement to keep going, this incident unfortunately lends credence to their cause. It's plausible that's why the FBI didn't release this information earlier - because they feared how people like the Timothy J. McVeighs of the world would react. McVeigh was so enraged en·rage tr.v. en·raged, en·rag·ing, en·rag·es To put into a rage; infuriate. [Middle English *enragen, from Old French enrager : en-, causative pref. by how the Branch Davidians were treated at Waco that he bombed the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995, killing 168 people. It's plausible, but it's not excusable. Even though Waco has become a rallying cry for anti-government and militia movements across the United States, that doesn't excuse the government for perpetuating the lying and the cover-ups. History has proved that truth wins out over the lie. When government is the bad guy, democracy is the loser. |
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