Report: Governmental 'Turf Wars' May Put Nation at Risk

File under: This can't be good.

Federal agencies can't seem to cooperate? Who woulda thunk it?

A terrorism case in Miami, Fla. may have been jeopardized because of infighting between government agencies, according to a new joint report issued by the departments of Homeland Security and Justice.

A lack of information exchange between the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) threatened the investigation, according to the report. After the case was transferred to the Joint Terrorism Task Force, the report says ICE field agents refused to interview a suspect and train the FBI agents. Four targets were eventually indicted, but the investigation of one other suspect had to be transferred to another team.

"Historically, all these agencies have squabbles...it's all about territory and control," said Brad Garrett, a former FBI agent and now an ABC News consultant. "It's like battle lines...fight for a while, retreat and fight again...agencies don't like anybody intruding."

But just remember the Bush administration is protecting y'all.

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