The full context of Coleen Rowley's letter to Robert Muller may be read at the following link. Suffice it to say her passing the full letter to Time (click on link) suggests that she considered it an extraordinary issue. Seeking "whistleblower" status indicates that she was concerned about retaliation.
I have been an FBI agent for over 21 years and, for what it's worth, have never received any form of disciplinary action throughout my career. From the 5th grade, when I first wrote the FBI and received the "100 Facts about the FBI" pamphlet, this job has been my dream. I feel that my career in the FBI has been somewhat exemplary, having entered on duty at a time when there was only a small percentage of female Special Agents. I have also been lucky to have had four children during my time in the FBI and am the sole breadwinner of a family of six. Due to the frankness with which I have expressed myself and my deep feelings on these issues, (which is only because I feel I have a somewhat unique, inside perspective of the Moussaoui matter, the gravity of the events of September 11th and the current seriousness of the FBI's and United States' ongoing efforts in the "war against terrorism"), I hope my continued employment with the FBI is not somehow placed in jeopardy. I have never written to an FBI Director in my life before on any topic. Although I would hope it is not necessary, I would therefore wish to take advantage of the federal "Whistleblower Protection" provisions by so characterizing my remarks.
Coleen Rowley's Memo to FBI Director Robert Mueller
That Congress nor anyone else has never disciplined any of those who bungled 9/11, including this case, is very troubling. At best it appears some folks in the FBI were criminally negligent, at worst aiding the hijackers. If it were not for the internet, it seems certain this story would have been buried forever. Check out her story in detail.
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