SHOULD FBI DIRECTOR FREEH RESIGN?
Ronald Kessler, a journalist who has written several intelligence books, at least two of them about the FBI, argues that Louis Freeh should resign or be fired over the Hanssen espionage matter. Kessler faults Freeh for a number of things not using polygraphs to update FBI agent’s security clearances, Ruby Ridge, and for the Richard Jewell and Wen Ho Lee fiascoes. He also claims that Freeh would already be gone except that the Director is very skilled at PR and self promotion. Finally, Kessler says that Freeh is disliked by rank and file FBI agents. [First I’ve heard of that. jdmac] http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59540-2001Feb26.html BUSH SPEEDS UP COUNTERINTELLIGENCE REORGANIZATION A Clinton Presidential Decision Directive, PDD-75, issued at the first of the year, sets up an overall counterintelligence strategy, CI-21, which, among other things, would establish a counterintelligence “czar” as well as a CI board of directors. In the wake of the Hanssen espionage case, the Bu
