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...appear balanced?" If the latter, says the official, "What did it say about his ability to be duplicitous?" An inquiry into Hanssen's sexually deviant appetites would surely have caused the suspension of his clearance and might have led to the discovery of his past treacheries, which a blue ribbon commission headed by former FBI and CIA director William Webster calls "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history...
...confessed spy's long-anticipated day in court, originally slated for January, could be delayed a second time, according to government sources. The hitch: after debriefing Hanssen for months, FBI agents still aren't convinced he has told the whole truth about his role in what a blue ribbon commission recently called "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history." Hanssen's lawyer, Plato Cacheris, insists his client has done his best to cooperate fully, as he pledged when he struck a plea bargain last July to avoid the death penalty. Still, some FBI officials think serious inconsistencies remain...
...such interdisciplinary collaboration is far too rare. Think of some of the great challenges facing society today and consider what kinds of experts you would want developing public policy aimed at addressing these challenges. It’s likely that a blue-ribbon panel on economic development or bioterrorism would include economists, public health experts, environmental engineers, sociologists and management experts among others...
...Kevin McNally, a death-penalty defense expert. All this comes at a time when the death penalty is under new scrutiny. Last week the 100th death-row inmate found to be wrongfully convicted since capital punishment was restored in 1977 was freed from an Arizona prison. And a blue-ribbon report due out this week in Illinois is likely to cast more doubt on the fairness with which capital punishment is dealt out. --By Viveca Novak
...blue-ribbon commission chaired by former FBI and CIA Director William Webster lists a stunning array of FBI security lapses that enabled agent turned spy Robert Hanssen to steal U.S. government secrets. What has escaped notice, however, is that the bureau's blunders didn't stop with Hanssen's arrest--and, according to the commission and Senate investigators, could compromise post-Sept. 11 counterterrorism investigations. At a hearing on Tuesday, Senate Judiciary chairman Patrick Leahy plans to grill top FBI officials about an Oct. 10, 2001, order lifting "need to know" restrictions on highly sensitive information about U.S. intelligence sources...