Passports probe focuses on worker: Contract worker with firm headed by Obama campaign adviser

[DeepModem Mom]

Source: Washington Times

By Bill Gertz and Jon Ward
March 22, 2008

The State Department investigation of improper computer access to passport records of three presidential candidates is focusing on one remaining employee — a contract worker with a company headed by an adviser to the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama

The probe by State's inspector general will include polygraph tests for supervisors in the passport section to find out whether the three contract employees who accessed the records had a political motive or were part of a political operation to obtain personal data on Mr. Obama, Sen. John McCain or Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Two of the three contract employees had been fired before The Washington Times first reported Thursday on security breaches involving Mr. Obama's passport records. The furor expanded yesterday to incidents involving the passport records of Mr. McCain and Mrs. Clinton.

The third employee, who has not been fired, worked for The Analysis Corporation (TAC), which is headed by John O. Brennan, a former CIA agent who is an adviser to Mr. Obama's presidential campaign on intelligence and foreign policy.

The TAC employee is the only individual to have accessed both Mr. Obama's and Mr. McCain's passport information without proper authorization, a State Department spokesman said. That employee, who was not named, triggered an electronic alarm system, officials familiar with the probe said....

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080322/NATION/243762495/1001

[BeatleBoot]

1. Slick

Very slick.

[ohio2007]

2. a watergate break in by an Obama supporter? And that person didn't lose their job !

go figger. Just goes to show you NOBODIES records are safe and are regularly available to those with a need to know

[rocktivity]

3. VERY slick.

Note how the article tries to isolate the contractor that is run by an Obama advisor, and has nothing to say about the other contractor, Stanley, which not only screwed up TWICE, but is run by Republican donors.

But then again, consider the source.

:headbang:
rocknation

[DeepModem Mom]

4. I don't usually post from this source, but in this instance, since the story was originally broken..

through the Wash. Times, I thought this article should be seen.

[fascisthunter]

23. kicking your post (nt)

[papau]

5. Fits Obama MO - Hillary wins NH -pull race card to change subject - Wright is the news so change

subject via "passport" problem.

[fascisthunter]

21. That's a Disgusting Charge to Make

And your manufactured "Obama MO" is bullshit too.

[aquart]

33. Like no one else has noticed? Please.

Although it's probably fairer to call it the Axelrod MO.

[xultar]

6. But wait, quite a few OU Obama supporters were blaming Clinton. What happened?

[robbedvoter]

36. I am sure KO will have a special comment apologizing to Hillary...I can see it now

[madrchsod]

7. so the person was assessing the information for who?

so barack`s guy`s firm was digging up dirt on barack...interesting is`t it. so what was barack`s guy going to do with this information-use it against barack? as for johnny boy, i could assume that barack`s guy was going to use the information against johnny boy but why? since no one knows yet just what was accessed and how much information was actually taken then i`d say this issue has enough characters to fill i cheap spy novel.

when the washington times is the source for anything one has to assume it`s written in the most favorable light for their candidate of choice.

[AZ Criminal JD]

8. Every national campaign does opposition research on itself.

They want to find out what dirt the opposing campaign might be able to find. Of course at this point we don't know what was going on but I bet passportgate dies a quiet death.

[DeepModem Mom]

9. As I said upthread, I posted from Wash. Times this one time only because...

the Wash. Times was the original source for this whole story, and I thought maybe this article should be seen. I think the paper is one of the "characters."

[madrchsod]

34. no dispersions to you

no doubt the papers was "given" the story

[DeepModem Mom]

38. Oh, I know -- I was just explaining, and, further, agreeing with you. nt

[KoKo]

16. You got it...the Washington Times (Moony Times) breaks story at night and MSNBC

gets the information first. Wasn't it David Shuster who got the info first? Then he gave it to KO? Anyway, Joe Scarborough had it the next morning and was caught in a lie about it...but then that's Scarborough for you... :eyes:

This whole things sounds very hokey...

[ben_meyers]

10. Statement from The Analysis Corporation

March 21, 2008

Late this morning, representatives of the Department of State informed The Analysis Corporation (TAC) for the first time that one of the individuals who had been detected inappropriately accessing passport files of prominent political figures was a TAC employee. The individual was working on contract at the Department of State.

This individual's actions were taken without the knowledge or direction of anyone at TAC and are wholly inconsistent with our professional and ethical standards.

TAC has an exemplary record of supporting the Department of State and other elements of the U.S. Government for close to two decades. We are fully cooperating with the Department of State in its investigation. Specifically, we have honored the Department's request to delay taking any administrative action related to the employment of the individual in order to give the Department's Office of the Inspector General the opportunity to conduct its investigation.

We deeply regret that the incident occurred and believe it is an isolated incident.

http://www.theanalysiscorp.com/

[DeepModem Mom]

12. Thanks for the link, ben! nt

[jordi_fanclub]

20. Interesting...

Since ATC "... honored the Department's request to delay taking any administrative action related to the employment of the individual in order to give the Department's Office of the Inspector General the opportunity to conduct its investigation."

The question should be:
WHY the two employees (from other contractor/s) are already FIRED and no longer available?

[DeepModem Mom]

11. There's a DIFFERENT SOURCE now, CNN: "Chief of firm involved in breach is Obama adviser"

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/22/passport.files/index.html

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

40. PassPortGate: Stanley CEO gave $1,000 to Clinton & Analysis CEO gave $2,300 to Obama

Passport-Gate

Obama's passport breached 3 times, McCain and Clintons' once.

One employee under investigation works for the Analysis Corp. The other two worked for Stanley Inc and were fired.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The CEO of a company whose employee is accused of improperly looking at the passport files of presidential candidates is a consultant to the Barack Obama campaign, a source said Saturday.

John O. Brennan, president and CEO of the Analysis Corp., advises the Illinois Democrat on foreign policy and intelligence issues, the source said.
...He contributed $2,300 to the Obama campaign in January.

Three contract emplyees are accused in the wrongdoing, including the one who works for Analysis Corp. and who was disciplined. That contract employee accessed McCain's file in addition to Obama's. None of the contract employees was identified

...The other two contract employees worked for Stanley Inc. They were fired.

...Stanley has had contracts with the department since 1992 and was recently awarded a $570 million contract to continue providing support for passport processing. Its CEO, Philip Nolan, contributed $1,000 to the Clinton campaign.

more at the link

Analysis Corp CEO donated to Obama, Stanley Inc CEO donated to Clinton.

[McCamy Taylor]

13. MSM smearing both Democratic candidates and setting us at each other's throats

Do not bite.

[KoKo]

17. Agree.....we shouldn't bite on this one....wait for more details...n/t

[goforit]

31. Great analysis.

[HuffleClaw]

14. funny how the LIBERAL MEDIA can make anything a hit piece against democrats

i really doubt there was any conspiracy behind any of the breaches, just overly curious employees. and not very bright employees at that, they must have been told that such inquiries would be monitored.

[ben_meyers]

15. No kidding

Talk about jumping to conclusions with no facts, nobody in their right mind would do that!

[HuffleClaw]

28. the times is the moonie paper? n/t

[KoKo]

18. Washington Times enjoys having both Dem's Candidate supporters at each other's throats. n/t

[Politicalboi]

19. I am guilty

Of blaming Clinton for this but now it seems it's coming from both. Or not. Could be another distraction but what does it say about our "National Security"? It's a joke. Maybe this is a way to make McCain look good. If that's possible. Anyway sorry for jumping the gun.

[humbled_opinion]

22. Boy they must really know that Obama has got

not only the nomination locked up but the presidency as well.. to run this cukoo shit.

[fascisthunter]

24. This Guy Needs to Be Thoroughly Investigated

I smell an RNC rat.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

25. President & CEO of firm involved in the passport breach is Obama adviser

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/22/passport.files/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

[ElsewheresDaughter]

26. President and CEO of firm involved in passport breach is Obama adviser

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The CEO of a company whose employee is accused of improperly looking at the passport files of presidential candidates is a consultant to the Barack Obama campaign, a source said Saturday.



Analysis Corp. President John Brennan, shown here in 2004, advises Barack Obama, a source tells CNN.

John O. Brennan, president and CEO of the Analysis Corp., advises the Illinois Democrat on foreign policy and intelligence issues, the source said.

Brennan briefed the media on behalf of the campaign this month.

The executive is a former senior CIA official and former interim director of the National Counterterrorism Center.

He contributed $2,300 to the Obama campaign in January.

When asked about the contribution, a State Department official told CNN's Zain Verjee, "We ethically awarded contracts. Political affiliation is not one of the factors that we check."

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/22/passport.files/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

[bow-tie]

27. Undercover RNC n/t

[AZ Criminal JD]

29. So Obama must be pretty stupid to have him as an adviser.

[aquart]

32. LOL!

Obama walks in the light of purity and grace, he does.

[robbedvoter]

35. But, KO said that it would be fascinating if Hillary....did he ever apologize?

[judaspriestess]

37. he'll apologize when hell freezes over

what an idiot for running with the story before he really had all the facts in.

[donkeyotay]

41. Huhuh. He did an entire hour show devoted to it.

:sarcasm:

Or maybe like any tabloid journalist, he ran the HEADLINE, and then made a quiet retraction 5 days later on page 29. The damage is done and Olbermann should have to file with the FEC for exceeding his campaign contribution limit.

[murielm99]

39. He reminds me of H.R. Halderman. n/t

[goforit]

30. Hmmmm......any connection to grand old Dick Chenny???

[acmavm]

42. How friggin' funny. How damn hilarious. And where are all those crazy

Obama supporters that inferred it was the Clintons that were responsible for this shit. I see only one here admitting they screwed up.

Soooooooo damn typical.

And I can't stand either one. We are doomed to a minimum of four more years of republican rule.

[brentspeak]

43. The Washington Times???