Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The dangers at the Olympics in Sochi, Russia can’t be overlooked, a former FBI agent warned. NBC Charlotte reports that Chris Swecker, who led security efforts at the Olympics in Salt Lake City following the Sept. 11 attacks, said the large world stage is a magnet for terrorists. “It’s the largest world…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Air carriers flying to the Winter Olympics in Russia are being warned to look out for toothpaste tubes containing material for a bomb, Bloomberg reports. The warning comes just days before the start of the Olympics, where officials are on extra alert. It’s unclear what prompted the warnings, and Homeland Security would…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The better question might be – what wasn’t confiscated from U.S. airports in 2013? The TSA discovered guns, grenades, throwing stars and human skull fragments on travelers at checkpoints, WSBT.com reports, citing a TSA blogger. Security found a stun gun in a cane and pepper spray disguised as lipstick. “Our officers regularly find…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is still uncertain what motivated a sophisticated sniper attack at a Silicon Valley power substation last year. The New York Times reports that the attack exposed the vulnerability of electrical grids and led to concerns that terrorists were responsible. But the FBI has found no strong evidence to link the…
