Inspector General: FBI Failed to Properly Assess Suspected Boston Marathon Bomber for Reported Extremism

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If the FBI conducted a “more thorough assessment” of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the bureau may have been able to prevent the attack, according to an Inspector General report, The Los Angeles Times writes. The report concludes the FBI should have done a better job handling Russian intelligence that suggested…

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FBI Catches Heat After Discovery That Bureau Was Warned About Boston Bombing Suspect

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI investigated one of the Boston bombing suspects, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, two years ago after Russia warned about his shift toward Islamic extremism, CNN reports. Now, some members of Congress are calling for an investigation to determine how Tsarnaev managed to convince the FBI that he wasn’t a threat, CNN wrote.  The…

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FBI Investigated More Than 100 Suspected Islamic Extremists with Military Ties

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has investigated more than 100 suspected Islamic extremists connected to the U.S. military and discovered about a dozen serious cases, NPR reports. FBI and Department of Defense officials said the suspects – or “insider threats” showed a strong intent to attack military targets, according to the NPR report. Suspects range…

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