Naturally the story doesn't report that Tice was labelled a psychotic paranoid by his agency's doctors AFTER he tried to report the NSA domestic spying (and other things) via his agency's chain of command. Instead of investigating, they sent him to the shrink, labeled him crazy, pulled his clearance and fired him.
Naturally, the article writer doesn't mention also that the NSA domestic spying was confirmed by several intelligence community sources and (in sideways fashion) CICBush43 himself, not just "crazy ol' Tice". When examined against facts in the public domain, the story is just a fuzzy smear job on the New York Times...and Tice...by the police "suit" from right far out there in Ledger, AZ. Good story for enthusiastic true believers... David Bier --- In osint@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > _NY Times Used Psychotic Paranoid as NSA Spy Story Source?_ > (http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_27263568.shtml) > National Ledger, AZ - <NOBR>Feb 1 > > NY Times Used Psychotic Paranoid as NSA Spy Story Source > ____________________________________ > By Jim Kouri > Feb 18, 2006 > A former National Security Agency analyst testified before a congressional > committee that there is another top-secret surveillance program that may be > violating millions of Americans' Constitutional rights. > So-called whistleblower, Russell Tice, told the House Government Reform > Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations > that he's concerned over a "special access" electronic surveillance program > that he characterized as far more wide-ranging than the warrantless wiretapping > recently exposed by the New York Times but he is prohibited from discussing > the program with Congress. > He did not mention if he was referring to President Bill Clinton's "Echelon" > spy program which was uncovered in 2000. > Tice states that he believes the program violates the constitutional > protections against unlawful search and seizures but he has no way of sharing the > information without breaking classification laws. He is not even allowed to > tell the congressional intelligence committees -- members or their staff -- > because they lack the required high-security clearance. > Neither could he brief the inspector general of the NSA because that office > is not cleared to hear the information, he claimed. The NSA has not commented > on Tice's information and one source told this writer that Tice has a > tendency to exaggerate his importance and his knowledge of intelligence. In other > words, he boasts of being privy to information way above his own government > pay-grade. > Tice was testifying because he was a National Security Agency intelligence > officer who was stripped of his security clearance after he reported his > suspicions that a former colleague at the Defense Intelligence Agency was a spy. > The matter was dismissed by the DIA, but Tice obsessively kept pushing and was > subsequently ordered to take a psychological examination during which he was > diagnosed as paranoid. Of course, the leftists and the news media are either > saying or insinuating that his dismissal is related to the NSA surveillance > program in order to bolster the image of a "brave whistleblower." > But there is more to the story: Tice was diagnosed by the Defense Department > with "psychotic" paranoia and fired for apparently violating his security > clearance by taking unauthorized peeks into the background of a female Asian > employee he thought was a Chinese spy. In fact, Tice was involved in high-tech > stalking of the woman. He also displayed racist tendencies. > Another fact, conveniently overlooked by the mainstream news media, is that > Russell Tice was a China Analyst for the NSA, which brings up the question of > how he knows so much about terrorism in the Middle East. The NSA surveillance > program was a counterterrorism program with nothing to do with the communist > Chinese. > Tice was one of the New York Times sources for its wiretapping story, but he > told the committee the information he provided was not secret and could have > been provided by a private sector electronic communications professional. > Using his logic, he would have you believe that he possessed a super-secret > security clearance that few possess. One source told me that part of his > "fantasy" is his belief he's a super-spy -- America's own James Bond. > Tice is correct in his assertion that what he's been spouting lately is not > secret. However, he left us without the secret use of the program. And he did > it because he was playing armchair lawyer. His opinion on the > constitutionality of the NSA surveillance program is as worthless as NY Times reporter James > Risen's. > There are many questions that should be answered by Russell Tice. For > instance, he claims to have been an "insider" in the National Security Agency for > 20 years. Why didn't he blow the whistle on President Bill Clinton's Echelon > program? Even when CBS News' 60 Minutes did a story on Echelon, Tice was > nowhere to be found. > And why was he harassing a Defense Intelligence Agency officer? Why did he > believe she was a Chinese spy? Was she a Chinese spy spying for the Chinese or > a Chinese spy spying for the United States? > Is Mr. Tice currently in therapy and/or on medication or did he ignore the > diagnosis of "psychotic paranoia?" > Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association > of Chiefs of Police and he's a staff writer for the New Media Alliance > (thenma.org). > > > * > * > * > Rev. Jim Sutter (a/k/a Groandalf) > > Cleveland, Ohio USA > _http://revjimsutter.blogspot.com_ (http://revjimsutter.blogspot.com/) > (frequently updated) > > Fair winds and following seas to our lost sailors and Marines. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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