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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jh./… „President Bush nominated Joseph E. Schmitz to be the Inspector General” CLERKED FOR JAMES L. BUCKLEY http://www.answers.com/topic/joseph-e-schmitz He clerked with James L. Buckley [President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc. 1982-1985], Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit …

SCHMITZ & PATTON BOGGS http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/schmitz_bio.html?From 1987 to 2002, Mr. Schmitz’ private-sector law practice focused on complex civil litigation, aviation regulatory matters, international trade, administrative law, and constitutional appellate litigation, most recently as a partner at PATTON BOGGS LLP. His prior public service includes: 27 years of naval service, first on active duty and then as a reserve officer, attaining the rank of Captain; Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, Honorable Edwin Meese III SCHMITZ COULD BE COUNTED ON TO KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT http://www.ocweekly.com/columns/a-clockwork-orange/a-clockwork-orange/14543/ „Schmitz was appointed to his post by President Bush in 2001 after the Associated Press reported the office ‘was caught cheating’ and destroying internal documents. His office has broad jurisdiction to investigate all Pentagon contracts, both in Iraq and elsewhere. But judging by Schmitz’s qualifications, the White House had one thing in mind when it appointed him: political loyalty.

HIS PERFORMANCE AT DOD http://www.epic-usa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1858 When Joseph E. Schmitz took over as the Pentagon’s inspector general in 2002, the largest watchdog organization in the federal government was under fire for failing to fully investigate a senior official, falsifying internal documents and mistreating