NSA to Reveal Number of Terrorism Plots Foiled by Massive Surveillance Program

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hoping to quell criticism of the National Security Agency’s widespread telephone data surveillance programs, federal officials plan to announce Monday the number of terror plot foiled by monitoring, Reuters reports. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, announced the agency’s plans after NSA Chief General Keith Alexander said dozens of…

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FBI Seeks to Arrest Defense Contractor Who Revealed Sweeping Surveillance

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The FBI is intensifying the hunt. Director Robert Mueller said the agency is stepping up efforts to arrest the defense contractor responsible for leaking information about the federal government’s sweeping surveillance programs, Reuters reports. Mueller, who confirmed an investigation is underway, said the leak damaged U.S. national security. “We are taking all…

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State Police: FBI Agents Repeatedly Sabotaged Investigation of Mob Boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger

  Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Federal law enforcement officials intentionally misled state and local authorities who were investigating mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger, a former senior Massachusetts state police officer testified during the second day of Bulger’s criminal trial, The Hartford Courant reports. Retired State Police Col. Thomas Foley said some FBI agents sabotaged the investigation…

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