FBI Dir. Mueller Warns Terrorist Threats “More Dangerous With Each Passing Day”; And Intelligence Director Misspeaks

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Some of  the Who’s Who of the federal law enforcement and intelligence community came to Capitol Hill at multiple hearings to talk about terrorism and security, including FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III Mueller, who warned of the dangers ahead. “As the Christmas Day attempted bombing illustrates the threats…

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FBI Agents Obtained Phone Records Using “Startling” and Highly Questionable Methods, Inspector Gen. Report Finds

The upside of this is that the Inspector General for the Justice Department has reviewed this weighty matter and exposed it in a report. Also, the good news is that the FBI says it has stopped this shoddy practice, which also targeted reporters’ phones. In fact, the report says: “Some of the most troubling improper…

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Acting Chief Michele Leonhart Expected to Get Nod Soon From White House to Head DEA on Permanent Basis

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It looks like Michele Leonhart, the acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, will soon get the nomination from the White House to fill the post on a permanent basis, according to knowledgeable sources. Leonhart, a former Baltimore cop, joined the DEA in 1980 and rose through the ranks…

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Pakistani Neuroscientist Accused of Opening Fire on American Soldiers and FBI Agents is Booted From NY Trial After Outburst

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Could this be a preview of what’s to come when Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other 9/11 terror suspects go on trial in New York? Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist accused of opening fire on American soldiers and F.B.I. agents while being detained in Afghanistan in July 2008, didn’t last very…

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