Wednesday, July 07, 2004
Associated Press July 7, 2004: A federal judge threw out a lawsuit Tuesday by a whistle-blower who alleged security lapses in the FBI's translator program, ruling that her claims might expose government secrets that could damage national security.
U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said he was satisfied with claims by Attorney General John Ashcroft and a senior FBI official that the civil lawsuit by Sibel Edmonds could expose intelligence-gathering methods and disrupt diplomatic relations with foreign governments.
The judge said he couldn't explain further because his explanation itself would expose sensitive secrets.
Edmonds, a former contract linguist for the FBI, said she will appeal the ruling.
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The judge was appointed by President Bush... Walton acknowledged that dismissing a lawsuit before the facts of the case can be heard is 'Draconian." Sibel Edmonds responds via antiwar.com: They are fighting it relentlessly all right! Now, this can be used to continue the gag on Congress, the quashing of any subpoenas for my deposition, and to prevent my information from appearing on the 9/11 Commission and DOJ-IG's reports.
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