Federal Bureau of Idiots ?

[tombogan03884]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/war-zones/fbi-agent-arrested-in-pakistan-on-weapons-charge/2014/05/06/90ab9856-d54c-11e3-95d3-3bcd77cd4e11_story.html

FBI agent arrested in Pakistan on weapons charge
By Tim Craig and Adam Goldman, Published: May 6 E-mail the writers

An FBI agent is being held on anti-terrorism charges in Pakistan after authorities found ammunition in a bag as he boarded a plane in Karachi, Pakistani and U.S. officials said Tuesday.

The agent was detained by airport police in Karachi about 4 p.m. Monday when he tried to board a Pakistan International Airlines flight to Islamabad. He was in possession of 15 bullets and a magazine for a 9mm pistol, police officials said.
On Tuesday, he appeared in court on charges that he had violated local anti-terrorism laws that prohibit the carrying of weapons or ammunition on a commercial flight. A judge ordered that the agent be detained until at least Saturday so Pakistani security officials can investigate the matter.

The American’s arrest was news across Pakistan, and one television station aired footage of the agent sitting in a jail cell in Karachi, the country’s largest city and one of its most dangerous .

U.S. officials in Washington confirmed that the agent, who is assigned to the FBI Miami Field Office, was in Pakistan on temporary duty. They requested that the agent’s name be withheld, citing the sensitivity of the situation.

A U.S. official with knowledge of the case said the agent was not armed and had apparently forgotten about the loaded magazine in his bag. The agent was in Pakistan as part of a multi-agency effort to help the Pakistanis investigate corruption, the official said.

Reached by phone, the agent’s father said his son was scheduled to be in Pakistan for about three months for “office-type work” with “a non-FBI-type” entity.

An FBI spokesman in Miami referred questions about the arrest to the State Department.

Meghan Gregonis, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, said U.S. officials are working to resolve the matter.

“We are aware of the reports, and we are coordinating closely with Pakistani authorities on the matter,” Gregonis said.

State Department officials also voiced optimism that the matter can be quickly resolved. But a Pakistani Foreign Ministry official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive subject, said officials are trying to gather more information about the agent’s job in Pakistan.

It’s common for FBI agents to be assigned overseas, where they often work out of U.S. consulates or embassies.

One former FBI agent who used to work in Pakistan said agents are allowed to carry weapons there. But the former agent, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to be candid, said they are not allowed to carry weapons onto civilian aircraft.

In recent years, several Americans have been detained in Pakistan on charges that fueled diplomatic tension between the two countries. In the most high-profile case, a CIA contractor was detained for nearly two months in 2011 in the killing of two men in Lahore.Raymond A. Davis, who was part of a secret CIA team that had been operating in the eastern city, argued that he had acted in self-defense after the two men tried to rob him.

The incident sparked violent protests across Pakistan and greatly strained bilateral relations. Pakistan initially rebuffed requests from senior Obama administration officials that Davis be granted diplomatic immunity. But he was eventually freed after arrangements were made to compensate the relatives of the victims.

At the time, anti-American sentiment was growing in Pakistan because of U.S. drone strikes and disagreements over whether the Pakistani military was doing enough to combat terrorism.

But in the past year, officials on both sides have stressed that relations are on the upswing.

On Monday, the Pakistani military announced that the U.S. military was being granted rare permission to use Pakistani airspace so it could more safely transport vehicles and other supplies from Karachi to Afghanistan.

[Solus]

Well, American citizens have been arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced for having a single spent shell case inadvertently left in a bag they were carrying in Washington, D.C.

My guess is that our government will go all out to help one of the ruling class' henchmen who had no nefarious intent while leaving citizens in the same situation, inside or outside the US, hanging out to dry.

[tombogan03884]

Well, American citizens have been arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced for having a single spent shell case inadvertently left in a bag they were carrying in Washington, D.C.

My guess is that our government will go all out to help one of the ruling class' henchmen who had no nefarious intent while leaving citizens in the same situation, inside or outside the US, hanging out to dry.

That's what makes him so stupid, it's usually the FBI that investigates those poor SOBs.

[billt]

That's what makes him so stupid, it's usually the FBI that investigates those poor SOBs.

Chances are his "kings complex" made him feel he was above such rules. Not to worry though. They're our "Allies". 

[tombogan03884]

I need to insert a little rant here.
We should ban all French words from the English language, or adopt the simplified spelling system for them as Teddy Roosevelt wanted.
I spell pretty good, but that G** D***ed "eau" always messes me up.
I could not even get close enough for spell check to bail me out, had to google "FBI" and copy it from one of the entries.   


OK, I feel better now .

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[TAB]

It use to be, you made a mistake with a gun you got fired, we need to go back to that.

[tombogan03884]

Actually TAB, it used to be that carrying a gun on a plane, as anywhere else, was no big deal.
THAT is what we should go back to , as well as realistic, proven security measures such as EL Al uses instead of annoying theater for the sheeple that we are currently stuck with .
When was the last time a US aircraft was hijacked by any one other than a young Muslim male ?
I'm thinking it was DB Cooper, but I know it hasn't been in the last 30 years.
(Note I said "US aircraft" other places like Russia would have other criteria for profiling . It also gets me off the hook for the Baader /Meinhoff members working with the PLO )

[GeorgeCook]

Actually TAB, it used to be that carrying a gun on a plane, as anywhere else, was no big deal.
THAT is what we should go back to , as well as realistic, proven security measures such as EL Al uses instead of annoying theater for the sheeple that we are currently stuck with .
When was the last time a US aircraft was hijacked by any one other than a young Muslim male ?
I'm thinking it was DB Cooper, but I know it hasn't been in the last 30 years.
(Note I said "US aircraft" other places like Russia would have other criteria for profiling . It also gets me off the hook for the Baader /Meinhoff members working with the PLO )

TWA 847 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_847) was an American aircraft, but it happened in Greek airspace. At any rate, I think point here is well made.

[tombogan03884]

Hezbollah = Young Muslim (Lebanese Shiites ) males.
Darn, I always want to leave out that second "i" .
The group is essentially a creation of the Iranian Republican Guards.