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06 Oct 2005 07:40:05 AM |
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OT: How will the Repugs spin this? |
Former White House staffer investigated
Sources say probe involves possible stolen information
Thursday, October 6, 2005; Posted: 8:10 a.m. EDT (12:10 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A former Marine who worked at the White House is
under investigation for allegedly misusing his top-secret clearance to
steal classified information from computers, multiple U.S. government
sources told CNN late Wednesday.
Leandro Aragoncillo, 46, worked in the vice president's office from
1999 to 2001, during both the Clinton-Gore and Bush-Cheney
administrations.
Aragoncillo, who worked as an FBI intelligence analyst after working at
the White House, was arrested along with a Filipino citizen in
September in a separate case on charges that he used an FBI database to
download and pass along classified information.
The latest investigation, first reported by ABC News and confirmed to
CNN by multiple U.S. government sources, involves Aragoncillo's time in
the White House.
Among the documents that Aragoncillo allegedly downloaded was a dossier
on Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, which he passed on to
her political opposition in the Philippines, according to CNN's
multiple government sources.
Aragoncillo has not been indicted on any charges relating to the
alleged theft of classified information. Attempts by CNN to reach his
lawyer for comment were not immediately successful.
Officials told CNN that Aragoncillo has been cooperating with
investigators trying to determine the scope of his alleged illegal
activity.
The White House said it was cooperating with the investigation, but
would not comment further. The Justice Department also had no comment.
In the earlier case, Aragoncillo was arrested along with Michael
Aquino, 39, a Filipino citizen in the United States on an expired visa.
The two men were charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of
acting as an unregistered agent subject to the direction of a foreign
official. Aragoncillo was also charged with one count of unauthorized
use of a government computer to obtain and transmit classified
information to people not entitled to receive it.
According to a criminal complaint, Aragoncillo allegedly used an FBI
database at the Fort Monmouth Information Technology Center in New
Jersey to search, download and print classified documents concerning
the Philippines. He then allegedly sent e-mails, with the classified
documents attached, to at least three people in the Philippines,
including current and former government officials, according to the
complaint.
Aragoncillo was accused of passing classified information on to Aquino,
who once served as a deputy director of the Philippines National Police
and who allegedly passed the information to Philippine officials.
Attempts to reach Aquino's attorney for comment were not immediately
successful.
Government sources told CNN that Aquino is expected to be indicted this
week.
U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie of New Jersey told reporters at the
time of the September arrests that there was no information to indicate
any link to possible terrorist activity. The Philippines government has
been a major U.S. ally in the ongoing war on terror.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/06/wh.stolen.info/index.html
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: OT: How will the Repugs spin this? |
07 Oct 2005 06:19:06 AM |
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Andres64 wrote:
Former White House staffer investigated
Sources say probe involves possible stolen information
Thursday, October 6, 2005; Posted: 8:10 a.m. EDT (12:10 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A former Marine who worked at the White House is
under investigation for allegedly misusing his top-secret clearance to
steal classified information from computers, multiple U.S. government
sources told CNN late Wednesday.
Leandro Aragoncillo, 46, worked in the vice president's office from
1999 to 2001, during both the Clinton-Gore and Bush-Cheney
administrations.
Aragoncillo, who worked as an FBI intelligence analyst after working at
the White House, was arrested along with a Filipino citizen in
September in a separate case on charges that he used an FBI database to
download and pass along classified information.
A Filipino or a person of Chinese descent passes on state
secrets, it's called espionage. A Jewish person passes on
secrets to Israel, and "it's not espionage, and you're a
jew-hating nazi!" So much for equal treatment under the
law.
The US military has a policy of counting time in the armed
forces, when they work in association with the US military,
toward US citizenship. One has to wonder how many spies
are working for their own country but are now considered
US citizens.
Bob Dog
Atheist #153 = 1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3
EAC's chief cook and brainwasher
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"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work
within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
- Claire Wolfe
"I disagree with the second part."
- Detective Somerset of "Se7en", paraphrased
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| User: "Sasha" |
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| Title: Re: OT: How will the Repugs spin this? |
06 Oct 2005 08:51:11 AM |
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In all fairness, the guy did work under Al Gore before Cheney lapped
him up.
Then again, no one would suspect a Philipino marine. Oh, those wiley
Philipino's...
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| User: "G-Ride" |
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| Title: Re: OT: How will the Repugs spin this? |
06 Oct 2005 12:24:49 PM |
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"Sasha" <scironi@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1128606671.433784.313840@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
In all fairness, the guy did work under Al Gore before Cheney lapped
him up.
Then again, no one would suspect a Philipino marine. Oh, those wiley
Philipino's...
Just so you know, it's Filipino.
--
Aloha, G-Ride
"Like a quarrelling group of monkeys on a leaky boat, armed with sticks of
dynamite, we are now embarked on an uncertain journey."
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| User: "Sasha" |
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| Title: Re: OT: How will the Repugs spin this? |
06 Oct 2005 01:16:26 PM |
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Just so you know, it's Filipino
Whatever. They're not even real people, anyways. They're make
believe...like Santa Clause, or ethical Republicans.
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| User: "Jenny6833A" |
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| Title: Re: OT: How will the Repugs spin this? |
06 Oct 2005 01:23:00 PM |
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Sasha wrote:
Just so you know, it's Filipino
Whatever. They're not even real people, anyways. They're make
believe...like Santa Clause, or ethical Republicans.
Just so you know, it's Santa Claus.
<G>
Jenny
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| User: "Sasha" |
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| Title: Re: OT: How will the Repugs spin this? |
06 Oct 2005 05:02:28 PM |
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Just so you know, it's Santa Claus.
What? WHAT?
Damn you, Tim the Tool Man Taylor...damn you and your mediocre, family
oriented Christmas films with titles that play on standard legal
terms...damn you to HELL!
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| User: "Harry F. Leopold" |
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| Title: Re: OT: How will the Repugs spin this? |
10 Oct 2005 07:47:16 AM |
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On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 13:23:00 -0500, Jenny6833A wrote
(in article <1128622979.962458.5560@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>):
Sasha wrote:
Just so you know, it's Filipino
Whatever. They're not even real people, anyways. They're make
believe...like Santa Clause, or ethical Republicans.
Just so you know, it's Santa Claus.
<G>
Jenny
No, it is Sanity Clause. All contracts have them. Always read that Clause
before you make your Marx.
--
Harry F. Leopold
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: OT: How will the Repugs spin this? |
06 Oct 2005 11:17:56 AM |
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Sasha wrote:
In all fairness, the guy did work under Al Gore before Cheney lapped
him up.
Then again, no one would suspect a Philipino marine. Oh, those wiley
Philipino's...
In all fairness, if this came out in the Clinton administration, the
right wing would be calling for the resignation of the entire
administration.
Bullies only succeed when everybody is afraid to stand up to them.
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| User: "Sasha" |
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| Title: Re: OT: How will the Repugs spin this? |
06 Oct 2005 11:32:26 AM |
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the right wing would be calling for the resignation of the entire administration.
Now, that's not fair. The right wing is ALWAYS asking for liberals to
resign. ;-)
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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| Title: Re: OT: How will the Repugs spin this? |
06 Oct 2005 12:18:57 PM |
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"Sasha" <scironi@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1128616346.451887.47030@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
the right wing would be calling for the resignation of the entire
administration.
Now, that's not fair. The right wing is ALWAYS asking for liberals to
resign. ;-)
Nah, we just get them voted out of office.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"If they want to have peace,
they have to accept to be governed by Islam."
- Abu Bakar Bashir
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| User: "Kate" |
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| Title: Re: OT: How will the Repugs spin this? |
06 Oct 2005 01:15:43 PM |
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And if that doesn't work, you all just change the vote totals.
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