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The Berlin Wall was toppled, the Iron Curtain pulled back
And I can t imagine anyone (in the future) paying more than that, or even that kind of money. If you re spending $1,000 on a Hernandez jersey, good luck to you. You just wasted $1,000.. Beck’s performance has moved him to within striking distance of reaching 100 career points. He has 93 career points…
Leaked Pakistani Report Rips Its Government for “Gross Incompetence” in Hunt for Osama bin Laden
Doug Stanglin USA TODAY Osama bin Laden lived undetected in Pakistan for nine years before he was killed by U.S. forces, according to a leaked Pakistani government report that blasts the country’s civilian and military leadership for “gross incompetence” over the bin Laden affair. It finds that Pakistan’s intelligence establishment had “closed the book” on…
Russia: NSA Leaker Snowden May Be Down to ‘Last Chance’ As Venezuela Gets Involved
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Venezuela appears to be NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s last hope of gaining asylum, an influential member of Parliament said, USA Today reports. Alexei Pushkov, head of the Parliament’s international affairs committee, wrote on Twitter: “Venezuela is waiting for an answer from Snowden. This, perhaps, is his last chance to receive political asylum.”…
NSA’s Surveillance of Domestic Calls Was Permitted by Secret Court in Mid-2000s
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A secret court played a major role in the NSA’s ability to gather phone data on millions of Americans, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decided in the mid-2000s to broaden the definition of “relevant,” which allowed the collection of millions of people’s phone records. The information includes…
NYPD Cop Accused of Abusing Federal Database to Snoop on Co-Workers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Another New York City cop is accused of abusing a federal database operated by the FBI. The Associated Press reports that Edwin Vargas looked up names of two fellow officers without their knowledge. Vargas is just the latest NYPC officer accused of abusing the National Crime Information Center database. Others have used…
ACLU lists 10 Most ‘Disturbing’ Things About FBI Since 9/11
By Matthew Harwood ACLU Media Relations Associate Next Tuesday, James Comey will have his first job interview for succeeding Robert Mueller as director of the FBI. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee will not only have the chance to determine whether Comey is qualified for the job—and we have our concerns—but an opportunity to examine…
Weekend Series on Crime History: U.S. Atty. Chris Christie Talks About Anthrax Probe in 2002
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ATF Official Who Oversaw Botched Sting Will Oversee Phoenix Office
By John Diedrich Journal Sentinel The ATF leader who oversaw a botched undercover operation in Milwaukee will now be in charge of the agency’s embattled Phoenix office, where agents allowed more than 2,000 guns to walk into the hands of suspected criminals through the infamous “Operation Fast and Furious.” Bernard “B.J.” Zapor will be reunited in…