Have you ever disagreed with your boss? Samit felt he had PC, his supervisor didn't. Interesting Samit never made another request or tried to develop more PC. I asked you before, how many years do you think Samit had been an agent? How many years do you think his supervisor had been one?
From your own link: "
Samit said Maltbie preferred to deport Moussaoui to France, where he could be searched more freely."
Sounds like his supervisor was trying to accomplish the same thing, just not the way Samit wanted it.
Their job would be to brief the CIA about a credible threat, yes. You do understand the difference between reasonable suspicion and probable cause, right? Just because they did not have enough PC to get into that bag does not mean there weren't concerns. Out of curiosity, do you actually have a background in law enforcement or are you just a hobbyist?
See, that's where you kind of ceased discussing the subject and turned into a conspiracy theorist.
Let's get this back on track. Yes, Samit was correct in his suspicions. Unfortunately, his superiors did not think he had enough PC for a warrant. Samit's job was to write the best affidavit he could. His supervisor's job was to decide if it was enough. The decision not to go forward was a legal call they had to make, separate from the accuracy (or not) of Samit's belief. Even if Samit had obtained a warrant, there is no telling if the search results would have had any effect or not on the events of 911.
From another point of view, one could blame Samit for not doing a good enough investigation in the first place. I don't think that for a minute but it's the same kind of spin.
"As a certified private pilot himself, Samit was suspicious, suspecting that Moussaoui was plotting an act of international terrorism against the United States. He therefore sought permission to search Moussaoui's belongings which were known to include several bags and suitcases, and a laptop computer. The first application to obtain a criminal search warrant was denied by FBI Headquarters on the ground of insufficient evidence. A second application to search was made under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, but this was also denied. The FBI did obtain a search warrant for the belongings, but only after the September 11th attacks. The Minneapolis Field Office had received a report from Moussaoui's home government of France that linked him to Islamic terrorism, but the FBI Headquarters in Washington did not believe that evidence was sufficient to present to the FISA court for a search warrant. On the question of using foreign government intelligence to validate a request for a domestic search warrant through the FISA court, it is unclear if the Field Office could have appealed administratively to the White House National Security Council. Had the belongings been opened before September 11, knives, flight manuals, and other clues would have been found. Whether these clues would have sparked a national emergency or simply been treated like the August 6 memo entitled Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US is subject to debate."