“[A] federal statute passed in [October 25] 1994 known as CALEA–the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act… requires communications companies to engineer their facilities so that their network can easily be monitored. It even requires the company to install the eavesdropping devices themselves if necessary, and then never reveal their existence. According to the statute, […]
10/21/1994
On October 21, 1994, Congress passed a law which defined torture as ” ‘an act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control.’ Congress […]
10/21/1994
On October 21, “1994, Congress ratified the Convention Against Torture, which declares that it is the policy of the United States ‘not to expel, extradite, or otherwise effect the involuntary removal of any person to a country where there are substantial grounds for believing the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture.’ […]
10/15/1994
The Office of Inspector General released an Inspection Report on the CIA’s counterterrorism effort in October 1994. Regarding the relationship between the FBI and CIA, it read: “The perception among FBI and Department of Justice personnel that CIA is withholding information the FBI needs to fulfill its counterterrorist mission also affects critical relationships between the […]
10/15/1994
The Office of Inspector General released an Inspection Report on the CIA’s counterterrorism effort in October 1994. It read: “Poor professional relationships between CIA and FBI personnel serving at some key US and foreign posts adversely affect the counterterrorist programs of both agencies and require the attention of the top managers of both agencies.” [The […]
10/15/1994
The Office of Inspector General released an Inspection Report on the CIA’s counterterrorism effort in October 1994. Regarding the sharing of information between the FBI and CIA, it read: “In one [redacted] interviews with CIA officers revealed that the FBI would not tell the CIA station what terrorist groups it was concerned about. In another […]
10/15/1994
The Office of Inspector General released an Inspection Report on the CIA’s counterterrorism effort in October 1994, and it read: “[O]ur interview indicated that the prevailing view among FBI field officers and some Department of Justice officials working on counterterrorism is that the CIA witholds [sic] information that the FBI needs for its counterterrorist efforts.” […]
10/15/1994
The Office of Inspector General released an Inspection Report on the CIA’s counterterrorism effort in October 1994. It read: “Relationships with some key FBI field offices and legal attaches are negatively affected by poor professional relationships between CIA and FBI field officials stemming from personal and professional experiences. These relationships hamper the counterterrorist efforts of […]
10/15/1994
The Office of Inspector General released an Inspection Report on the CIA’s counterterrorism effort in October 1994. It read: “The most significant weakness of the [counterterrorism] program was an extremely limited ability to provide timely warning of impending terrorist attack. The difficulty in penetrating terrorist groups is the principal cause of this weakness.” [The 15th […]
10/15/1994
In Iraq, “In October 1994, two Republican Guard divisions headed south. It appeared Saddam might be contemplating another attack on Kuwait or at least testing his room for maneuver. The Clinton administration threatened a large preemptive attack, and Iraqi forces quickly pulled back.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – […]