FBI Burying Doc Showing US Officials Stole Nuclear Secrets?

BoingBoing is reporting that the FBI may be burying the existence of a document that proves US officials stole nuclear secrets for eventual sale to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. "One of the documents relating to the case was marked 203A-WF-210023. Last week, however, the FBI responded to a freedom of information request for a file of exactly the same number by claiming that it did not exist. But The Sunday Times has obtained a document signed by an FBI official showing the existence of the file. Edmonds believes the crucial file is being deliberately covered up by the FBI because its contents are explosive. She accuses the agency of an 'outright lie.'"

Gee...

[Black Parrot]

Government agency lies; news at 11.

More attention

[xannik]

Maybe if CNN or another major news outlet picked this up it would gain the attention it deserves.

Re:Gee...

[Captain Splendid]

How is that news?

Because for some reason, you Americans still seem to think the appropriate reaction is to ask for a little lube and not much else.

arrgghhh

[revlayle]

Edmonds believes the crucial file is being deliberately covered up by the FBI because its contents are explosive.

PUNNED!

Re:It's a lie!

[jackpot777]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read_my_lips:_no_new_taxes [wikipedia.org]

Read my lips: no new taxes" is a now-famous phrase spoken by former American president and candidate George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention as he accepted the nomination on August 18. Written by speechwriter Peggy Noonan, the line was one of the most prominent soundbites from the speech. The pledge not to tax the American people further had been a consistent part of Bush's 1988 election platform, but its prominent inclusion in his speech cemented it in the public consciousness. The impact of the election promise was considerable, and many believe it helped Bush win the 1988 presidential election.

Once he became president, however, Bush was pressured by Democrats and some Republicans to raise taxes as a way to reduce the national budget deficit. Bush refused many times but was making no progress with a Senate and House that was controlled by Democrats. Bush later agreed to a compromise in which he worked with Congressional Democrats to raise several taxes as part of a 1990 budget agreement. This reversal caused great controversy, especially in the more conservative wing of the Republican Party. In the 1992 presidential election campaign, Pat Buchanan made extensive use of the phrase in his strong challenge to Bush in the Republican primaries. In the election itself, Democratic nominee Bill Clinton, running as a moderate, also pointed to the quotation as evidence of Bush's untrustworthiness, which contributed to Bush losing his bid for re-election.

All depends: if any political party, irrespective of the nation, actively campaigns on the platform that Government is a bad thing, of COURSE you're going to get bad government. It's the only truthful platform a lot of US politicians seem to have run on!

As for taxes? I saw the following online but can't find it on Google:

Warrantless wiretaps: illegal.

Phone companies profiting from the act: immoral.

Cutting the program because of unpaid bills: PRICELESS.

There are some things Governments can't buy. For everything else, there's taxes.

Retribution is on the way

[heroine]

Fortunately Iran stole nuclear secrets from US in time to fix the problems with US stealing nuclear secrets.

Re:Gee...

[Leftist Troll]

You got the analogy wrong. Democrats want lube, Republicans like it bareback and dry. A little tearing builds character.

Re:*Shudders with fear*

[thePowerOfGrayskull]

Yes, indeed. Let us fear monger. Gawd knows we don't get enough from the current administration. We need random wonks picking up the slack.

And no, I don't believe the Government has a secret fleet of unicorns.

But if they did, what better crowd to capture them than the slashdotians?

Re:Gee...

[Anonymous Coward]

Nope, lies are lies, and now back to whatever is on TV right now.

It's all reality shows and reruns! Oh, the humanity!

If the government really wanted to cover this stuff up, they'd get the writer's strike resolved.

Re:Gee...

[fahrbot-bot]

Republicans like it bareback and dry. A little tearing builds character.

Thanks for that imagery, now I won't be able to sleep tonight.

Re:Gee...

[Anonymous Coward]

My favorite joke of the post-Foley, Craig, (and about 100 others) era:

Q: How many Republicans can you fit in the closet?

A: Almost all of them!

Re:Liar

[Doc Ruby]

Oh, you're just being sarcastic.

Re:Gee...

[Impy the Impiuos Imp]

> How is that news?

Hold on, lemme tie myself to this telephone pole.

Ok, ready?

WHOOOOOOOOSH!!!!

Re:Gee...

[baldass_newbie]

Obligatory:
"We're dicks! We're reckless, arrogant, stupid dicks. And the Film Actors Guild are pussies. And Kim Jong Il is an asshole. Pussies don't like dicks, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes: assholes that just want to shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick, with some balls. The problem with dicks is: they fuck too much or fuck when it isn't appropriate - and it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes, pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves... because pussies are an inch and half away from ass holes. I don't know much about this crazy, crazy world, but I do know this: If you don't let us fuck this asshole, we're going to have our dicks and pussies all covered in shit!" - Gary Johnston, Team America: World Police

Re:Gee...

[xhrit]

>When it comes to selling arms to terrorists and hostile goverments, perhaps the Republicans didn't want to get in a pissing match with the Democrats, but for having sex, that's something no Republican has ever done (if they'd gotten laid, would they be that uptight?).

It depends on what you mean by laid. Does gay sex count?