Typical Fed Psych Profile:

1 Very suspicious and distrustful of anyone not of their own culture.
2 Too self-assured and self confident, to need, or ask for help is perceived as a sign of weakness, value self-reliance seeking help for any issue.
3 May possess above-average intelligence.
4 Perfectionist; overly judgmental of self &others, takes great pride in profession not wanting to bring any shame on it or themselves
5 Over identify with job resulting in isolating with others in culture which leads to alienation; great deal of personal identify tied up in professional identity; it's much more that just a job, it's a way of life.
6 Crisis oriented; seek & thrive on excitement & stress; always want to be "in the thick of things"
7 Defensive & trend to overreact when challenged; take charge personality
8 Difficulty dealing with feelings valuing cognitive abilities; repression of feelings is a self-protecting mechanism; projection & rationalization used to cope with distress which tends to encourages maladaptive behaviors often resulting in maladies such as depression, despair, loneliness, & cynicism.
9 Resistant to surrendering self-control; "powerlessness" is considered a sign of weakness
10 Tendency to equate physical health with mental health; physical and mental illness are perceived, sometimes rightly so, as career damaging or ending; treatment for any affliction, especially perceived "mental illnesses" is viewed unsafe and career damaging; very stigma oriented.
11 Being deceptive and manipulative is a valuable trait; Feds are trained in techniques of dealing with deceptive persons and in interviewing skills
12 Resistant to change; tend to view things in black or white, right or wrong.

Information taken from articles by
Travis K. Sorrows and J. Edgar Hoover
http://64.233.179.104/scholar?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=cache:kvN0Q8NbTn4J:www.adfq.org/ws%25202003/wsispapers2003/SORROWS%2520AlcoholWkpl.pdf+alcohol+abuse+in+federal+agents+,cops
I see Feds as lonely, sneaky, lying, college boy and girl scout, robots with drinking, drug and social problems who wannabe be like Eliot Ness or Inspector Erskin from the TV show but can't cope with the Political power and pressure that is put on them! Peace. Sincerely, jfele@aol.com

By Andrew Burt
Posted April 20, 2009
stories and topics that are lighting up the Internet:

HEADLINE: Obama, Chávez, Jane Harman, and the Spy Scandal to End All Spy Scandals

Source: US News & World Report

The Next Spy Scandal? Jane Harman update:

An interesting story from Jeff Stein in Congressional Quarterly published yesterday has ignited speculation from all corners of the blogosphere today. If the story is true, as conservative Michelle Malkin puts it, "this is a blockbuster scandal of historic proportions." Joshua Keating explains the accusations:

"California Representative Jane Harman was recorded on an NSA wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would intervene on behalf of American Israeli Public Affairs Committee officials, who were being charged with espionage." Liberal Marc Ambinder speculates on the motivations behind "the person or persons who provided Stein with the information."

Andrew Sullivan wonders: "Is it more of a scandal that the Bushies were wire-tapping Harman and then were in a position to blackmail her if she didn't provide public support for … their warrantless wire-tapping? Or is it just another day at the office for AIPAC."

Liberal Josh Marshall examines the possibility that Haim Saban might be the Israeli agent here and here. And Jeffery Goldberg thinks the whole thing smells funny. Expect many, many more bloggers to weigh in before this story is through.

And ONE Comment:
HEADLINE Jane Harman, a police provocateur’s dream?

Who were the people behind Jane Harman introducing "The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act?" This bill HR 1955 (in last congress, 110th Congress) might again be introduced.

The Act" while not written exactly like the Nazi 1933 Discriminatory Decrees that suspended the Reich Constitution, had the potential of bringing America to the same place trashing America’s civil liberties.

Harman’s bill would have driven lawful political activists underground, perhaps creating the domestic terrorists Bush said we needed to be protected from.

Under Harman’s bill HR 1955, Americans could be alleged without evidence by government to support domestic terrorism based on their speech, writings and association. Similarly on February 28, 1933 Hitler signed the Discriminatory Decrees banning free speech and association that “might cause” public disturbance or adversely affect the peace and security of the German State—according to police.

Harman's "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act" when closely examined, defined "homegrown terrorism" as "any planned act" that might use force to coerce the U.S. Government or its people to promote or accomplish a "political or social objective." No force had to occur. Government would only have to allege an individual or group thought about using force.

Had Jane Harman’s bill passed in its present form, police provocateurs could easily have destroyed lawful anti-war groups, persons and organizations by simply misdirecting a few members to commit crimes so government could allege an entire organization supported homegrown terrorism.

I'll have my Part 1 post on 'The Makings of a Police State' tomorrow morning. It is partly dedicated to my daughter on her birthday, and when you see the topic and content you'll know why.

bh: Welcome and thank you for your sincere and kind words. Hope to have you here regularly. Hope to be able to increase these interviews to weekly, rather than 2 per month. I am working on that, and with your help we may get there. As I've said I am not experienced with interviewing (don't have the radio voice nor the polished style), BUT, I promise I'll get better as we move forward, and hope you'll forgive the rough edges:-) Peter is great, as he's always been; it's been a great partnership so far. We wrapped up our second relevant interview with Russ Tice. That one will be posted first week in August. We are scheduled to have two very special guests this week; I'll announce that soon.

Bob Baer would be an excellent guest. If by chance you aren't familiar, he also wrote a couple of really good books. "See No Evil" and "Sleeping With the Devil" which was the basis for the 2005 Warner Bros. film Syriana (w/ George Clooney, Matt Damon, et al.)

I'm embarassed to say I only just learned of you and your "case" this day. I guess I don't get out much (my head being buried in technology or lost in the clouds flying a glider lately).

Thank you, sincerely, for your integrity and tireless efforts in the name and service of an all too often somnambulant citzenry. You are a genuine inspiration (to me).

And… for what it is worth, I really enjoy listening to you speak. I've been through every video I could find tonight. Maybe it's too personal to say, but, your beautiful personality and spirit really come through and… I'm sorry, but… I find it most intoxicating. Charisma doesn't quite say it. I believe all of that will come through on the radio as well and that it will serve you and your mission well. Better than (just) the blog anyway.

Someone said you are the gem… I couldn't agree more. Keep polishing those facets. I have a feeling you are just beginning to shine. Don't ever stop.

Congratulations and Happy Birthday to the little one.

Bill

Do they know anything about; Eurasian politics, the heroin trade, public corruption, nuclear proliferation, counter-guerrilla warfare, or national security law?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacque_Fresco

http://www.thevenusproject.com
http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com

Hope all the best for your shows and your blogs.!

After Agim Ceku was arrested in Colombia (and released after heavy pressure from you know who) he was next arrested in Bulgaria. He was there attending a conference at The Atlantic Club a NATO front.