James Adams, the senior assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's Dallas office and a former Marine Corps helicopter pilot in Vietnam, had flown up to Perry with the others, and it fell to him to make a decision. He determined that the roof was not suitable for a chopper landing -- there were too many trees and power lines. The best alternative was to use the sheriff's van to transport the prisoner to a helicopter. They could back the van up to a courthouse entrance and walk their man out. But they would have to move fast, We were concerned about an assault with a rifle, ... And the bulletproof vests that we have don't stop a rifle round. And quite frankly, I didn't think to put a bulletproof vest on him.
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The president is pleased that Senator Howard Baker and Congressman Lee Hamilton have agreed to conduct a review regarding missing data at Los Alamos, ... He expects their efforts to be thorough, expeditious and conducted in a manner that does not interfere with the FBI's investigation of this very serious matter.
The FBI's excuse that the 'computer ate my homework' simply doesn't add up. Instead, the McVeigh case reveals a management meltdown,
I do understand that the FBI's Sacramento division is engaged in the case, and we'll find out more as it develops.
The FBI's position is essentially, 'Trust us, we're the government,' ... But we have a long history of the FBI abusing its authority.
When we are able to fully disclose the basis for the FBI's actions the air will be cleared on that, ... But there isn't more that I can say at this time.
That's kind of like saying it's all right for a bank robber to rob a bank three times before the FBI's going to investigate the bank robbery,
The FBI's principal priority right now is protecting the United States against another terrorist attack.
The F.B.I. does not target individuals or organizations for investigation based on their political beliefs. Everything we do is carefully promulgated by federal law, Justice Department guidelines and the F.B.I.'s own rules.
Attorneys representing the Smith family apparently provided the photographs in flagrant disregard of the FBI's specific and repeated requests not to describe the cabin, an action that could seriously impede the FBI's investigation.
Today's arrests are further evidence of the FBI's strategy. We are targeting the leadership of the families, severing their ties to sources of income, and neutralizing their efforts to infiltrate legitimate businesses, markets, and unions.
Bringing the FBI's information technology into the 21st century should not be rocket science.
The credibility of the FBI's at stake, ... Every case in which an FBI technical expert testifies, is the jury going to be thinking, 'Well, is this the truth'