{"id":3484,"date":"2002-04-09T15:30:12","date_gmt":"2002-04-09T20:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=3484"},"modified":"2021-02-22T16:25:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T21:25:36","slug":"the-fbis-reform-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2002\/04\/09\/the-fbis-reform-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The FBI&#8217;s Reform Movement&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em> blasts the FBI&#8217;s plans for more lie detector &#8220;testing&#8221; in this <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20020427054119\/http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/news\/editorials\/apr02\/33422.asp?format=print\">editorial<\/a>. Excerpt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The bureau&#8217;s plan to expand the use of lie detector tests is just plain unprofessional and unscientific. The fact is, they are notoriously unreliable. Aldrich Ames, the CIA agent who in 1994 admitted to spying for Russia, passed two polygraph tests. Their use may permit other spies to escape and other moles to escape detection.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel blasts the FBI&#8217;s plans for more lie detector &#8220;testing&#8221; in this editorial. Excerpt: The bureau&#8217;s plan to expand the use of lie detector tests is just plain unprofessional and unscientific. The fact is, they are notoriously unreliable. 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