By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Three men arrested in Ghana this week arrived in New York on Friday to face charges of trafficking cocaine through Africa to support terrorist organizations including al Qaeda and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the Drug Enforcement Administration said. It was the first time al Qaeda associates had been…
The tensions between the FBI and the Muslim American community may never totally vanish. But both sides need one another and it would be beneficial to improve relations. By PAUL VITELLO and KIRK SEMPLE New York Times The anxiety and anger have been building all year. In March, a national coalition of Islamic organizations warned…
Detroit’s Barbara McQuade/icle photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday endorsed four U.S. Attorney nominees, according to the website Main Justice. The nominees include: Barbara McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan; Christopher Crofts of Wyoming; James Santelle of the Eastern District of Wisconsin; and Michael Cotter of Montana….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Joyce Lamberth in Washington, not exactly a shy person, isn’t buying into the critics’ claims that the Guantanamo inmates are any more dangerous than some street gangs that have gone on trial in civilian courts. “The gangs are more murderous, I think, than some of these…
It’s been a while since we’ve heard of any law enforcement operations setting up a sting like this. By Clarence Williams Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — D.C. police and federal agents announced Thursday the arrest of more than 40 people on felony weapons and drug charges as the result of a seven-month undercover operation….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The death on Wednesday of Mexican drug kingpin Arturo Beltran Leyva, who claimed to be the “boss of bosses”, may be a big victory for the Mexican and American governments, but it certainly won’t spell the end to the violent grip the cartels have on the country. In fact,…
