Monday, March 29, 2004
2001 Flashback: What the Hell?
Buzzflash reminds us of this suspicious item:
posted by Blicero : 3/29/2004 01:07:00 PM
Ashcroft Flying HighWeird, to say the least.
(CBS) Fishing rod in hand, Attorney General John Ashcroft left on a weekend trip to Missouri Thursday afternoon aboard a chartered government jet, reports CBS News Correspondent Jim Stewart.
In response to inquiries from CBS News over why Ashcroft was traveling exclusively by leased jet aircraft instead of commercial airlines, the Justice Department cited what it called a "threat assessment" by the FBI, and said Ashcroft has been advised to travel only by private jet for the remainder of his term.
"There was a threat assessment and there are guidelines. He is acting under the guidelines," an FBI spokesman said. Neither the FBI nor the Justice Department, however, would identify what the threat was, when it was detected or who made it.
posted by Blicero : 3/29/2004 01:07:00 PM
