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Explosive Packages Were 4 Times More Powerful than Underwear Bomb
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The explosives used in the packages from Yemen were four times more powerful than those used by the underwear bomber, the Associated Press reports. Citing German authorities, AP reported that the two bombs contained 300 and 400 grams of the industrial explosive PETN, compared to about 80 grams used in the…
Sen. Feinstein Says DEA Needs More Helicopters to Fight Drugs in Afghanistan
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, renewed her call Monday for the State Department to cough up more helicopters for the DEA in Afghanistan. The public call comes in wake of last week’s major airborne drug raid that netted more than…
The Nigerian Letter Scam Has Finally Found Me on Facebook
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Nigerian letter scam has officially arrived — at least in my case — on Facebook, the most popular social network. The other day I received a personal message on Facebook. This fella has a lot of money for me. Millions. He wants me to help him get the…
White Man Sentenced to 9 Years For Burning Down African-American Church: Was Angry About Obama Being Elected
By Allan Lengel For AOL News A white man was sentenced today to nine years in prison for burning down a predominately African-American church in Springfield, Mass., the day after Barack Obama won the presidential election. Benjamin Haskell, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael A. Ponsor in Springfield for the 2008 burning of…
Woman Convicted in Bizarre Bank Robbery-Collar Bomb Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Marjorie Diehl- Armstrong, the woman accused of playing a role in the bizarre 2003 Erie, Pa. bank robbery and collar bombing that grabbed the nation’s attention, was convicted Monday in federal court, authorities said. The 61-year-old was convicted of criminal conspiracy, bank robbery and using a weapon during a crime of…
FBI Agents Who Fatally Shot Detroit Imam Weren’t Interviewed Until More than 6 Months Later
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Detroit Free Press reports some puzzling matters surrounding the death of Detroit imamĀ Luqman Ameen Abdullah, who was shot and killed by four FBI agents during a raid in a suburban warehouse in Dearborn in October 2009. The paper reports that the four FBI agents were not interviewed by investigators…
Washington Post Editorial: Mexico’s Massacres- U.S. Needs to Do More
The Washington Post Editorial Page WASHINGTON — TIJUANA, one of Mexico’s violence-racked border cities, was supposed to be getting better. A drug kingpin notorious for dissolving his enemies in acid was arrested; a record cache of 134 tons of marijuana was seized and burned. President Felipe Calderon said the city was a “clear example that…