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Column: al Qaeda’s Gift to the U.S. — Incompetent Missions
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Al Qaeda and its associates may not be known as benevolent organizations, but they do give gifts. The failed “Underwear Bomber”. The failed “Times Square Bomber”. The failed “Shoe Bomber”. And now the failed attempt to deliver explosives on planes. All gifts. The U.S. should be grateful for these…
Weekend Series on Crime: Replacing FBI Director Louis Freeh
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqLvxdyyetY (tip for watching this: you have to wait 15 seconds before video begins) WEEKEND STORIES OF INTEREST Civil Rights Panel Delays Vote on Panther Report After Democratic Member Walks Out (Washington Post) Yemini Woman Arrested in Connection With Explosive Packages (AP)
Devices Apparently Explosives
Shipments From Yemen Touch Off Global Alert (NY Times) President Calls It Credible Terrorist Threat (Washington Post)
Fed Agents Raid Suburban D.C. Home of ex-National Archives Employee
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — U.S. Marshals assisted federal agents in a raid earlier this week at the suburban Washington home of a man who had retired from the National Archives, the website TBD reported. The raid, which resulted in the seizure of materials, came in wake of a report that cited “significant weaknesses”…
Latest FBI Sting Highlights Complex Relationship Between Muslims and FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The latest FBI sting involving a Northern Virginia man who was allegedly plotting to blow up subway stations in Northern Virginia highlights the complex relationship the Muslim community has with the FBI. Reporter William Wan of the Washington Post reports when news surfaced that the FBI on Wednesday had…
Civil Rights Commission Blasts Justice Dept. on Black Panther Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The New Black Panther Party voter intimidation controversy continues to haunt the Justice Department and the Obama administration. A draft report by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights concludes that the Justice Department tried hiding the fact high-level political officials were involved in dropping most of the charges in…
FBI Says Shootings at 3 Virginia Buildings Linked; Gunman May Have Grievance Against Marine Corps
UPDATE: 1:05 p.m. –– The Associated Press reported that that the gunman who fired shots may have a grievance against the U.S. Marine Corps. At a press conference Friday , John Perren, acting head of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, said he believes the person has a grievance against the Marine Corps, but not those…
Breaking News: Virgin Islands Judge Tosses Case Against ATF Agent Will Clark
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A U.S. Virgin Islands judge on Thursday tossed out the controversial case against ATF agent Will Clark who had been on trial since Monday on charges of murdering his neighbor during a confrontation in 2008. The Associated Press reported that Judge Edgar Ross tossed the case on a technicality,…