Even as the police in Cleveland appear to be getting off the hook for their murder of Tamir Rice, so the Justice Department and federal agents are back in the limelight again with their latest failed investigation -- this time accusations that a highly regarded American diplomat has been a spy.
Last fall, federal agents raided the home and office of Robin L. Raphel in search of proof that she, a seasoned member of America’s diplomatic corps, was spying for Pakistan. But officials now say the spying investigation has all but fizzled, leaving the Justice Department to decide whether to prosecute Ms. Raphel for the far less serious charge of keeping classified information in her home.
The fallout from the investigation has in the meantime seriously damaged Ms. Raphel’s reputation, built over decades in some of the world’s most volatile countries.
If the Justice Department declines to file spying charges, as several officials said they expected, it will be the latest example of American law enforcement agencies bringing an espionage investigation into the public eye, only to see it dissipate under further scrutiny. Last month, the Justice Department dropped charges against a Temple University physicist who had been accused of sharing sensitive information with China. In May, prosecutors dropped all charges against a government hydrologist who had been under investigation for espionage. ...NYT
I don't, frankly, give a damn whether we're talking about "our" DOJ or "their" DOJ. What we know now is that the Justice Department and its offspring are as untrustworthy as cops.
Oh, and Congressional hawks deserve to spend some time in the stocks, too. Raphel was being punished for telling the truth, a habit deeply annoying those who needed Pakistan to be seen as an unremitting villain.
