By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI on Wednesday arrested three Brooklyn men accused of planning to join ISIS and commit acts of terrorism, the bureau announced Wednesday. If their plans with ISIS didn’t work out, two of them intended to launch terror attacks in New York, the federal government alleged in a complaint unsealed in…
The FBI on Wednesday arrested three Brooklyn men accused of planning to join ISIS and commit acts of terrorism, the bureau announced Wednesday. If their plans with ISIS didn’t work out, two of them intended to launch terror attacks in New York, the federal government alleged in a complaint unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com His face covered in a black balaclava, “Jihadi John” is the menacing figure seen in Islamic State videos beheading several foreign hostages. The New York Times reports this morning that the man has been identified as British resident Mohammed Emwazi, a graduate of the University of Westminster with a degree in…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As ISIS turns more to social media to recruit future terrorists, the Justice Department made clear that it would prosecute people who help the extremists spread the message, The Daily Beast reports. What remains unclear is where the government where draw the line between free speech and support of a terrorist…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI and Homeland Security are downplaying a threat by a Somali-based terror group to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada and United Kingdom, CNN reports. U.S. officials said there are no credible threats of an attack, but still cautioned shoppers to be careful. “If anyone is planning to go…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A three-day conference on quelling violent extremism this week did not include the nation’s most senior official tasked with preventing terrorist attacks – FBI Director James B. Comey. The reason the White House didn’t invite him: The administration doesn’t want too much of the focus on law enforcement, The New York Times…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DETROIT — The FBI has been asked to investigate the assault of two men in suburban Detroit who were stabbed after saying they weren’t Muslim, The Washington Times reports. Terrence Lavaron Thomas, a Muslim, was charged Tuesday with unlawful intent and possession of a controlled substance following the stabbing at a…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The terrorist group, ISIS, is recruiting teenagers in the U.S. as part of a broadening campaign of violence, a top FBI official told CNN. Michael Steinbach, head of the FBI’s counterterrorist division, said the teenagers are as young as 15. He said he “can’t speak with 100% certainty that individuals of…
