[CTRL] Removal of whistleblower protection in TWA 800 shootdown

[Jim Rarey]

-Caveat Lector- Executive Order 13039 of March 14, 1997 removed whisleblower protection from U.S. Navy personnel in the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG). This group was involved in the missile exercise that resulted in the shoot down of TWA 800.   The EO is in a pdf file that can't be copied, but can be printed from the URL below.   http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1997_register&docid=fr14mr97-134.pdf   Following is the provision in the U.S. Code cited in the EO as President Clinton's authority to remove the protection from the NSWDG.     Title 5 USC Section 71 (b) (1) The President may issue an order excluding any agency or subdivision thereof from coverage under this chapter if the President determines that - (A) the agency or subdivision has as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work, and (B) the provisions of this chapter cannot be applied to that agency or subdivision in a manner consistent with national security requirements and considerations. (2) The President may issue an order suspending any provision of this chapter with respect to any agency, installation, or activity located outside the 50 States and the District of Columbia, if the President determines that the suspension is necessary in the interest of national security   Additionally, on January 7, 2002 President George W. Bush signed EO 13252 removing whitleblower protection from the following agencies.   United States Attorneys' Offices Criminal Division INTERPOL - U.S. National Central Bureau National Drug Intelligence Center    Office of Intelligence and Review   The EO can be found at the URL below.   http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002_register&docid=fr11ja02-128.pdf       <A HREF="">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om