September 09, 2004

White House Blocks Spy Probe

The Financial Times reports that "pressure from the White House" is likely to protect leading neo-conservatives from the FBI investigation into suspected security breaches involving Pentagon officials and Israel.
"Sources familiar with the investigation said the White House and John Ashcroft, the US attorney-general, had intervened to apply the brakes. “The White House is leaning on the FBI. Some people in the FBI are very upset, they think Ashcroft is playing politics with this,” a former intelligence official said.

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