FBI Director: Roughly a Dozen Americans Fighting with Extremists in Syria

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey said he knows the identities of roughly a dozen Americans fighting alongside terrorists in Syria, Bloomberg reports. Comey said the bureau is prepared to track the U.S. citizens if they return. “Ultimately, an American citizen, unless their passport’s revoked, is entitled to come back,” Comey said in…

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Federal Appeals Court to Decide Whether FBI’s National Security Letters Are Constitutional

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal appeals court is expected to decide soon whether the FBI’s “national security letters” are constitutional, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The letters are a demand for customer information in terrorism-related cases, allowing the FBI to obtain information without a warrant. San Francisco U.S. District Judge Susan Illston ruled…

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