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Coleen Rowley

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The Resume

    (December 20, 1954- )
    F.B.I. Agent out of Minneapolis
    Uncovered weaknesses in the F.B.I.

Why she might be annoying:

    As a fifth grader, she wrote to the producers of 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' asking how she could join U.N.C.L.E.
    They told her U.N.C.L.E. is fiction and she should write to the F.B.I.
    The F.B.I. sent her '99 Facts About the F.B.I.'
    Her memo chastising her agency for ignoring leads, was intended only for the F.B.I. director. The Senate Committee on Intelligence leaked it to CNN and became public.
    Some of her criticism and suggestions were quite naive (asking if the computer system could have a searching system so they could look up 'flight schools').
    Some higher F.B.I. agents have considered criminal action against her.
    As a child, she would nag and bully other children into doing what she wanted.
    Her husband is a stay at home dad to their four children.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Prior to the September 11, 2001 attack on the U.S., she had information on Zacarias Moussaoui taking 747 flying lessons.
    Suspecting terrorist activity, she reported to the higher ups who ignored it completely.
    Along with Cynthia Cooper and Sherron Watkins, named Time Magazine Persons of the Year (2002).
    When she was child, the F.B.I. told her they do not hire women agents.
    Although she is her family's only wage earner and was 2½ years from retirement, she put everything in jeopardy to report the truth of how the F.B.I. ignores critical leads.
    She said the F.B.I. could be great if they put the goal of protecting Americans over that of protecting itself.
    She runs the triathalon.
    She graduated Wartburg College and earned her law degree at the University of Iowa.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 221 Votes: 64.25% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 71 Votes: 57.75% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 50 Votes: 42.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 91 Votes: 60.44% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 154 Votes: 53.25% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 184 Votes: 53.80% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 265 Votes: 46.04% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 615 Votes: 46.02% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 130 Votes: 53.08% Annoying