Al-Qaeda Threatens More Small Bomb Attacks

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Yes, even Al-Qaeda is looking for a bang for its buck. The Washington Post reports that al Qaeda “is threatening to launch a wave of small-scale attacks similar to the recent failed parcel bomb plot, which the terrorist group describes as a low-budget operation that caused fear and costly…

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Justice Dept. and FBI Probe 2008 Fatal Shooting by Off-Duty Deputy Marshal in LA

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division  and the FBI are investigating a deputy U.S. Marshal who fatally shot a tattoo parlor employee while off duty during a confrontation in Los Angeles in 2008, the Los Angeles Times reported. The local prosecutor had found inconsistencies in deputy marshal Matthew Itkowitz’s story, but…

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