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BREAKING SPECIAL REPORT FROM 9-11 HEARINGS
DOJ Asked FBI Translator To Change Pre 9-11 Intercepts
by Tom Flocco
Washington, DC -- March 24, 2004 --12:15 EST -- FBI translator, Sibel Edmonds, was offered a substantial raise and a
full time job in order to not go public that she had been asked by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to retranslate and
adjust the translations of [terrorist] subject intercepts that had been received before September 11, 2001 by the FBI
and CIA.
Edmonds, a ten year U.S. citizen who has passed a polygraph examination, speaks fluent Farsi and Turkish and had been
working part time with the FBI for six months-- commencing in December, 2001.
In a 50 reporter scrum in front of some 12 news cameras, Edmonds said "Attorney General John Ashcroft told me 'he was
invoking State Secret Privilage and National Security' when I told the FBI I wanted to go public with what I had
translated from the pre 9-11 intercepts".
"I appeared once on CBS 60 Minutes but I have been silenced by Mr. Ashcroft, the FBI follows me, and I was threatened
with jail in 2002 if I went public." Edmonds told tomflocco.com.
When we asked her if it was really true that she had been bribed by the FBI and DOJ, Edmonds said "You can interpret it
as that."
This writer personally asked Edmonds where the term "State Secret Privilage" was derived. "The term came from an October
18, 2002 DOJ memo to me from DOJ spokesman Barbara Comstock," said Edmonds.
Edmonds said "My translations of the pre 9-11 intercepts included [terrorist] money laundering, detailed and date
specific information enough to alert the American people, and other issues dating back to 1999 which I won't go into
right now."
Incredibly, Edmonds said "The senate Judiciary Committee, and the 911 Commission have heard me testify for lengthy
periods of time time (3 hours) about very specific plots, dates, airplanes used as weopons, and specific idividuals and
activities."
This explosive information has been kept under wraps by the White House, CIA, FBI, and DOJ since Edmond's 60 Minutes
interview segment.
The former FBI translator told tomflocco.com that "translators before me had ongoing personal relationships with the
subjects or targets of the FBI and DOJ pre 9-11 investigations linked to intercepts and other intelligence in June -
July - August, just prior to the attacks."
"I also became aware of a [terrorist] ciminal investigation going on since 1998," said Edmonds.
Patty Casazza, one of the 9-11 "Jersey Girls," said "Sibel Edmonds told me that color coding terrorist threat alerts for
the American people is reflective of the intercept translations received." Casazza and Edmonds gave no indication as to
whether FBI translators had doctored or adjusted Homeland Security terrorist threat alerts for political reasons.
"This whole situation is outrageous and I am going public," said Edmonds, adding "I am currently being advised by
counsel. Thank you."
9-11 family member, Jersey Girl, Kristen Breitweiser, arranged to have Ms. Edmonds address the gathered media right
after the Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet testified.
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