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Opinion: Loretta Lynch Is Experienced, Skilled & Ready to Lead Justice Department
By Democrat & Chronicle Editorial Board After the shellacking that President Obama took in last week’s midterm elections, the last thing he needs is another fight. That’s why he was wise to nominate Loretta Lynch as the nation’s next attorney general. The Senate, which switches to Republican control starting in January, should have little…
Prosecutors Defend FBI’s Ruse to Send Agents into Hotel Suites As Internet Repairmen
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Prosecutors defended the FBI’s controversial decision shut off the Internet connection to three luxury Las Vegas suites in a ruse to send in undercover agents to “fix” the problems, the Associated Press reports. U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden and two other government lawyers filed a lengthy court filing defending the practice….
FBI Denies Pressuring Witness to Back Off Testifying in Oklahoma City Bombing Case
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Did Timothy McVeigh act alone when he detonated a bomb in Oklahoma in 1995? Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue believes there’s video evidence to prove that McVeigh had help. But the FBI, after many delays, finally issued a report that shows the bureau did not pressure a government operative into…
GOP Senate Chairman Pledges to Crack Down on Immigration with Border Security Bill
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Although President Obama is preparing to take executive action on immigration, an incoming GOP Senate chairman has pledged to create a stronger border security bill, the Associated Press reports. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is about to become chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. His plan is to…
Ex-DEA Administrator Criticizes NYC Mayor’s Decision to Stop Arrests for Petty Pot Possession
Ex-DEA Administrator Peter Bensinger For New York Daily News The announcement by Mayor de Blasio that the NYPD would not be making arrests for small amounts of marijuana is in defiance of federal law and the laws of almost every country around the world. Possession of small amounts of marijuana is still a violation of New…
FBI Memos: Churchill Urged U.S. to Drop Nuclear Bomb on Soviet Union in 1947
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Britain’s Winston Churchill urged the U.S. to drop a nuclear bomb on the Soviet Union in 1947, fearing the Kremlin would spread Communism and eventually have atomic weapons, according to FBI archives. International Business Times reports that the revelation is in a new book, “When Lions Road: The Churchills and The…
Times-Tribune Editorial: FBI’s Impersonation of Media Erodes Confidence in Press
By The Times-Tribune Editorial Board Democracy works only with an independent press that is not controlled by the government. The nation’s Founding Fathers knew that. That’s why, right there in the First Amendment, it says that “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, of the press.” It doesn’t include a specific…
Border Patrol Agent Arrested on Charges of Fatally Shooting Man in Southern California
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been arrested and suspended after being accused of fatally shooting a 27-year-old Moreno Valley man in the southern California town of East Hemet, the Press Enterprise reports. Authorities arrested John Demery, 40, who is assigned to the Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector Newton-Azrak Station in…