Welcome to the Alberto Gonzales School of Criminal Justice. Do you have what it takes for a rewarding career in law enforcement? Answer this quick and simple question to find out:
Q: You have been assigned to investigate alleged illegal activity. Some suspects refuse to cooperate with your investigation. What do you do?
A: You abandon the investigation.
The government has abruptly ended an inquiry into the warrantless eavesdropping program because the National Security Agency refused to grant Justice Department lawyers security clearance.
The Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility, or OPR, sent a fax Wednesday to Democratic Rep. Maurice Hinchey of New York saying it was closing its inquiry because without clearance it could not examine department lawyers’ role in the program.
Sorry, if you thought you should continue to pursue the investigation, you just don’t fit in here at the Alberto Gonzales School of Criminal Justice — where Justice is truly Criminal.
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