By Allan Lengel ticklethewire The Guardian newspaper in London is reporting that the Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has accepted an offer from the FBI to help probe the murders of two human rights workers. The human rights workers, Oscar Kamau Kingara and Paul Oulo, who were highly critical of police killings, were shot to…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — As if we haven’t gotten beaten down enough financially by the crippling economy. We’ve got two princes to help us out: Madoff and Stanford. The FBI issued a press release Monday asking for help in putting one of those princes away. The second one is already well on his…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Detroit FBI special agent Paul M. Sorce, an 18-year veteran of the bureau, was killed Monday in a car accident while on duty, the FBI in Detroit said. Sorce, 44, was taken to St. John’s Hospital in Detroit, where he passed away, the FBI said. WXYZ tv in Detroit reported that…
Rep. Frank Wolf was a little insulted by the “insufficient” response he got when he asked the FBI about specifics behind its decision to cut off ties to the Islamic group CAIR. At this point, the FBI can ignore him or reply with a more detailed answer. Thing is, it probably wouldn’t be a good…
If true, this is another black eye for the Justice Department, which has been trying to dig its way out of allegations of misconduct in another high profile case — Sen. Ted Stevens. Are these isolated incidents? A good question for someone to ask. MATTHEW BARAKAT The Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Justice Department…
This latest development doesn’t bode well for the cooperation between the U.S. and the nation of Paskistan, which is central to the war on terrorism. By Josh Meyer Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — — U.S. efforts to identify and thwart the growing threat posed by Pakistani extremists who enjoy easy access to the United States…
If ever there was a symbolic meeting of two different worlds, this was it. This nation’s come a long way. By PHILLIP RAWLS Associated Press Writer SELMA, Ala. – The nation’s first black attorney general and Gov. George C. Wallace’s daughter celebrated the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march Sunday – 44 years after state troopers from…
Here in Baltimore, like many other major cities in this nation, the goodness of the city isn’t always what it seems. Here’s the latest disappointing tale. By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — On Feb. 25, a Baltimore drug conspiracy was in the limelight as part of the public unveiling of an ongoing federal…
