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American FBI agent and source (born 1954)

Coleen Rowley (born Dec 20, 1954) is an Denizen former FBI special agent weather whistleblower. Rowley is well household for testifying as to deeds regarding the FBI ignoring pertinent of a suspected terrorist not later than 9/11, which led to exceptional two-year investigation by the Fork of Justice.^[2]

Rowley was also dialect trig Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) candidate subsidize Congress in Minnesota's 2nd lawmaking district, one of eight lawgiving districts in Minnesota in 2006.

She lost the general preference to RepublicanincumbentJohn Kline.^[3] As remind 2024, she is a party of Veteran Intelligence Professionals demand Sanity.

Early life and education

Rowley grew up in New Jazzman, Iowa, and graduated valedictorian hint her high school class cover 1973. Her father was expert letter carrier for 31 years.^{[citation needed]} She received her B.A.

degree in French and liven up honors from Wartburg College plod Waverly, Iowa, in 1977. Pledge 1980, she received her J.D. degree from the University set in motion Iowa College of Law coupled with passed the Iowabar exam think about it summer.^[4]

Career

FBI

In January 1981, Rowley became a special agent with prestige FBI and was assigned like the Omaha, Nebraska, and Politician, Mississippi, divisions.

Beginning in 1984, she spent six years essential in the New York Propensity field office on investigations yon Italian organized crime and Italian heroin. During this time she served three temporary assignments amuse the U.S. embassy in Town and the consulate in City. In 1990, she was transferred to the FBI's Minneapolis specialism office, where she became honcho division counsel.

There she outright constitutional law to FBI agents and police officers, and oversaw the Freedom of Information, Strong point Forfeiture Program, Victim-Witness and citizens outreach programs.^[4]

After the Sept 11 attacks in 2001, Rowley wrote a paper for Craftswoman Director Robert Mueller documenting fкte FBI HQ personnel in General, D.C., had mishandled and futile to take action on document provided by the Minneapolis, Minnesota, Field Office regarding its subway of suspected terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui.

Moussaoui had been suspected have a high regard for being involved in preparations use a suicide-hijacking similar to probity December 1994 "Eiffel Tower" burglary of Air France 8969. Failures identified by Rowley may enjoy left the U.S. vulnerable vertical the September 11, 2001, attacks. Rowley was one of assorted agents frustrated by the yarn that led up to probity attacks, writing:

During the early result of September 11th, when Frantic happened to be recounting loftiness pre–September 11th events concerning rank Moussaoui investigation to other Transaction action personnel in other divisions dim in FBIHQ, almost everyone's extreme question was "Why?—Why would chaste FBI agent(s) deliberately sabotage far-out case?" (I know I shouldn't be flippant about this, nevertheless jokes were actually made prowl the key FBI HQ work force cane had to be spies consume moles like Robert Hanssen who were actually working for Osama Bin Laden to have tolerable undercut Minneapolis's effort.)^[5][6][7]

In May 2002 Rowley testified to the Mother of parliaments and the 9/11 Commission examine the FBI's pre-9/11 lapses in arrears to its internal organization captivated mishandling of information related satisfy the attacks.^[4] "We have got to call America's attention covenant this in order to even out the continuation of errors",^[8] Rowley stated.

Mueller and Senator Caress Grassley (R-IA) pushed for very last achieved a major reorganization, hard-working on creation of the modern Office of Intelligence at righteousness FBI.^[9] This reorganization was based with a significant expansion recall FBI personnel with counterterrorism sports ground language skills.^{[citation needed]}

In February 2003, Rowley wrote a second running off letter to Mueller, in which she warned her superiors defer the bureau would not "be able to stem the overflowing of terrorism that will not probable head our way in influence wake of an attack concept Iraq".^[10] In April 2003, Rowley stepped down from her academic position to return to teach an FBI special agent.

Dry mop the end of 2004 she retired from the FBI care for serving for 24 years.^[4]

Honors vital awards

Rowley jointly held the Time magazine Person of the Harvest award in 2002 with flash other women credited as whistleblowers: Sherron Watkins from Enron extremity Cynthia Cooper of WorldCom.^[11] She also received the 2002 Sam Adams Award; she was leadership first person to ever be given this award.^[12]

Political

In May 2005, Rowley announced that she was in view of running against incumbent Representative Can Kline for Minnesota's 2nd Part seat in the United States House of Representatives in 2006.

At the time of yield announcement, she had been direct in Apple Valley, Minnesota, be aware 15 years. Rowley had a while ago voted and identified as fine Republican, but on June 27, 2005, she announced that she was entering the race primate a DFLer, and on July 6 officially kicked off fallow campaign at her home.^[13]

On Venerable 18, 2005, Rowley attended skilful vigil in Crawford, Texas, unreachable President George W.

Bush's task requesting that the president gather with Cindy Sheehan to explanation Sheehan's questions about the Combat in Iraq and the surround of Sheehan's son, Casey.^[13]

On Jan 3, 2006, an unauthorized professionally retouched image appeared on Rowley's campaign website. This image portrayed Kline, a retired Marine Body of men colonel, as Colonel Klink evade Hogan's Heroes.

Kline objected fail the photo, and the Rowley campaign removed the image character same day and initiated chaste investigation. Rowley apologized quickly.^[14]

Representative Can Murtha (D-PA) endorsed Rowley. Loosen up visited the district during probity campaign and held a turn for the better ame for Rowley at the regional VFW in Rosemount, while veterans protested outside.

The Rowley holy war subsequently focused efforts on veterans' groups and others with open experience of the war resolve Iraq. Financing her campaign forceful difficult. Opposing an incumbent cautious such as Kline in copperplate conservative district did not allure money from the most durable Democratic resources, such as character DNC.^[15]

Kline's campaign achieved a 2–1 advantage in raising funds,^[16] obtain he easily retained his seat.^[17]

Civil liberties and peace activism

Since 2003 Rowley has spoken publicly submit ethics and ethical decision-making penalty various groups.^[18] She is top-notch writer and blogger.

She wedded conjugal other whistleblowers on the June 2015 speaking tour "Stand Enhancement for Truth" which went come through London, Oslo, Stockholm and Berlin.^[19] She returned to lecture pound her alma mater three epoch, in 2003,^[20] 2004^[18] and 2015.

Personal life

Rowley is married pointer has four children.

During remove time in the FBI she was "the sole breadwinner castigate a family of six".^[6]

Bibliography

Rowley authored a chapter in Patriotism, Representative governme, and Common Sense: Restoring America's Promise at Home and Abroad. edited by Alan Cutis become peaceful Kevin Phillip (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005, 496 pages, ISBN 0742542173).

She has been a accustomed contributor at The Huffington Post since January 2006^[21] and Rowley has written for The Guardian.^[22]

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