Ali Soufan was an FBI special agent from 1997 to 2005. By ALI H. SOUFAN New York Times Op-Ed SINCE Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York announced that he no longer favored trying Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind, in a Manhattan federal court because of logistical concerns, the Obama administration has come under…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com And now for the latest complications in airport security. The Detroit Free Press reported that a body of Islamic scholars known as the Figh Council of North America has issued a religious ruling that forbids Muslims from passing through airport body scanners. The paper reported that the ruling, known as a…
Michael Mukasey is a former N.Y. federal judge who served as the U.S. Attorney General from November 2007 to January 2009. By Michael B. Mukasey The Washington Post It seems to me unlikely that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab will be known to future generations of lawyers for generating any groundbreaking legal principle or issue. But when…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Chalk up three more confirmations of U.S. Attorneys around the country. The news website Main Justice reports that the Senate on Thursday confirmed Ron Machen for the District of Columbia; Andre Birotte Jr. for the Central District of California and Richard Hartunian for the Northern District of New York….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI on Thursday searched the offices of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Dayton, Ohio and the home of the national chairman Rev. Raleigh Trammell, who has been under investigation for allegedly embezzling $569,000, All Headline News reported. The news service noted that the raid came “a few days after…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com If Cameron Douglas acts as if he’s really really worried, he’s not really acting. The 31-year-old son of actor Michael Douglas, and grandson of actor Kirk Douglas, faces some tough jail time when he gets sentenced April 27 in U.S. District Court in New York. The Associated Press reports that he…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com And now comes the jury deliberations. A Miami jury will begin deliberating Thursday in the trial of Tom Raffanello, the former head of the Miami DEA, who is accused of conspiracy and obstructing an SEC investigation by shredding thousands of records to protect his boss — accused swindler Allen Stanford, according…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some Arabic flashcards are at the center of a lawsuit against the FBI, police and the Transportation Security Administration. The Associated Press is reporting that a student is suing the agencies after he was handcuffed at Philadelphia International Airport in August and questioned about his Arabic flash cards. The AP reported…
