Federal Bureau of Incompetence

The New York Times notes that the FBI and the Justice Department are keeping a tight seal of secrecy around the case of Sibel Edmonds, despite the inspector general's finding that Edmonds was fired from the FBI at least in part because she'd accused the bureau of incompetence in the war on terror.

Fred Kaplan says the shameful treatment of Sibel Edmonds proves the FBI's urgent need for reform.

Kaplan argues that such heavy-handed treatment of an FBI whistle-blower proves nothing has been learned from the 9/11 commission (which let the FBI off the hook very lightly). What will other FBI translators do today, in a similar situation?