2011
![Fed Judge Tosses Torture Lawsuit by “Dirty Bomber”](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/jose-padilla.jpg)
Fed Judge Tosses Torture Lawsuit by “Dirty Bomber”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal judge in South Carolina on Thursday tossed out a lawsuit against the government by the man known as the “dirty bomber.” Jose Padilla had claimed he was tortured and denied an opportunity to practice his religion. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel ruled that Padilla, who was arrested at Chicago…
![Washington Post Editorial Calls For Congressional Commission to Review Anthrax Investigation](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ivins2.jpg)
Washington Post Editorial Calls For Congressional Commission to Review Anthrax Investigation
By The Washington Post Editorial Page WASHINGTON — RESOLUTION OF THE 2001 anthrax attacks continues to prove elusive. The Justice Department and the FBI identified Maryland scientist Bruce E. Ivins as having single-handedly carried out the attacks that killed five people and seriously sickened 17 others. The department was on the verge of seeking an…
![Public Hearing on Anthrax May Be Inevitible](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ivins2.jpg)
Public Hearing on Anthrax May Be Inevitible
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Though the FBI and Justice Department are thoroughly convinced that scientist Bruce Ivins mailed the deadly anthrax letters in 2001, it seems almost inevitable now that some very costly and protracted public hearing will be conducted to review the whole case. Unfortunately, Ivins killed himself in July 2008 before…
White House Needs to Stop Being Wimpy About Gun Rules Tied to Mexico
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – What’s it going to take for the White House to figure out that the situation in Mexico — endless bloodshed over money, drugs and power — is an “emergency”? The ambush of two ICE agents on Tuesday in which one died? The deadly ambush last March of a woman…
![Man Sentenced to Life in Brooklyn for Plotting to Blow Up JFK Airport](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/jfk-airport.gif)
Man Sentenced to Life in Brooklyn for Plotting to Blow Up JFK Airport
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal judge in Brooklyn on Thursday sentenced Russell Defreitas to life in prison for conspiring to blow up fuel tanks and pipelines under John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. A federal jury convicted Russell Defreitas and co-conspirator Abdul Kadir in July 2010 after a nine-week trial, authorities said. Evidence…
![As Expected White House Gives Nod to Thomas Harrigan For #2 Spot at DEA](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/thomas-harrigan.jpg)
As Expected White House Gives Nod to Thomas Harrigan For #2 Spot at DEA
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — As expected, the White House Wednesday nominated Thomas M. Harrigan as the number two person at DEA. Harrigan, who must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, is currently Chief of Operations for DEA, a post he has held since 2008. Harrigan, a well respected figure in the DEA, started…
![Column: White House Needs to Stop Being Wimpy About Gun Rules Tied to Mexico’s Violent Cartels](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/allan-lengel.jpg)
Column: White House Needs to Stop Being Wimpy About Gun Rules Tied to Mexico’s Violent Cartels
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — What’s it going to take for the White House to figure out that the situation in Mexico — endless bloodshed over money, drugs and power — is an “emergency”? The ambush of two ICE agents on Tuesday in which one died? The deadly ambush last March of a woman…