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In Wake of Failed Case: Detroit U.S. Atty. McQuade Vows to Try and Prevent Terror Attacks
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — The federal prosecution of a Michigan Militia known as the Hutaree imploded this week in downtown Detroit when a fed judge tossed all the charges that the group of seven conspired to revolt against the government and shoot cops. Two ended up pleading guilty to minor gun charges. It…
FBI Training Said Arabs Were Prone to “Jekyll & Hyde Temper Tantrums”
By Spencer Ackerman WIRED The FBI taught its agents that they could sometimes “bend or suspend the law” in their hunt for terrorists and criminals. Other FBI instructional material, discovered during a months-long review of FBI counterterrorism training, warned agents against shaking hands with “Asians” and said Arabs were prone to “Jekyll & Hyde temper…
JetBlue Pilot Goes Bonkers; Charged With Interfering With Flight Crew
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Most often when someone on the plane has lost it, it’s a passenger. But this time was different. JetBlue Pilot Clayton Frederick Osbon, 49, went a little off the deep end, yelling things about Jesus and Sept. 11. and terrorists. He was charged on Wednesday in federal court in the…
ACLU Says FBI Gathered Info on Legal Activities of Muslims
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The ACLU says FBI documents show that the San Francisco FBI gathered intelligence on American Muslim religious organizations on their “constitutionally protected beliefs and activities, without any suspicion of wrongdoing. The ACLU said in a story posted on its website that the FBI gathered the info from 2004 through at least…
FBI’s Top Cyber Cop: “We’re Not Winning”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The message from the FBI’s top cyber cop is that the bad guys are winning the cyber war. “We’re not winning,” Shawn Henry told the Wall Street Journal’s Devlin Barrett. Henry, who is about to retire from the FBI, said the current methods of fending off hackers isn’t sustainable. He said…
FBI Says Pitts. Man Tried to Steal Identity of Microsoft Co-Founder
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com If you’re going to steal someone’s identity, you might as well grab it from a billionaire. That’s what Brandon Lee Price figured. He just didn’t figure he’d get caught. Bloomberg news reports that the AWOL soldier called Citibank in January and asked the bank to change the address of Microsolf co-founder…
Embarrassment: Fed Judge Dismisses All Conspiracy Charges Against Michigan Militia
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — From the get-go, defense attorneys had insisted the high-profile federal case in downtown Detroit against Michigan militia members was extremely weak. And they predicted it would result in an embarrassment for the government. They were right. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts dismissed conspiracy charges against all seven…
Retired FBI Agent Running for State House in Georgia
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Retired FBI agent Kenneth M. Russell is taking a stab at running for political office in Georgia. Russell, vice president of the South Hall Republican Club, is running for a seat in the Georgia State House District 103, which includes parts of Gwinnet and Hall counties, the Gainesville Times reported. Russell…