Obama’s Spiritual Adviser Reveals Heart-Wrenching Newtown Massacre Details

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter lined up students before unloading his rifle, according to a new book by President Obama’s spiritual adviser, Joshua DuBois, the New York Daily News reports. “The President’s Devotional: The Daily Readings That Inspired President Obama”  describes the horrific scene at the elementary school. “How the gunman…

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Homeland Security Agent Among Those Recovering After Shootout with Suspect

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A Homeland Security agent is recovering after he and five local law enforcement officials were wounded during a shootout Friday in suburban Sacramento, the Associated Press reports. The agent was hospitalized in serious condition this weekend after he was shot in the leg.  Four of the officers were wounded by shrapnel  and…

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FBI Probes Claims That Baltimore Police Falsify Reports to Build Cases

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating claims that a plainclothes unit of the Baltimore Police Department falsified reports to help their cases, the Baltimore Sun reports. The complaints come from Kendall Richburg, who served on the Violent Crimes Impact Section and was charged with federal drug and gun offenses. The Sun reported that Richburg…

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Newark Star-Ledger: FBI Surveillance’s Lasting Impact Reminiscent of NYPD’s Snooping in Newark

Editorial Board Newark Star-Ledger  In its hunt for terrorists, the New York Police Department hid moles in Newark mosques and sent agents into Paterson bodegas. The spying stayed secret until boxes of documents were leaked to the Associated Press. Here’s what was exposed: The NYPD’s surveillance of New Jersey Muslims never turned up a useful…

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Former NSA Chief Finds Himself Spied On During a Train Ride with Reporters

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The former NSA chief who oversaw the controversial warrantless surveillance found out what it’s like to be spied on Thursday. While on an Amtrack train, a passenger overheard Michael Hayden complaining about the current administration to reporters in an off-the-record conversation, USA Today reports. The passenger also happened to be MoveOn activist…

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FBI, Police Take Novel Approach to Find Man Pointing Laser Beams at Descending Airplanes

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When someone began pointing a high-powered laser beam at airplanes descending into Portland International Airport, police and FBI agents were determined to capture the perpetrator. The Oregonian reports that agents and police flew planes over the area after dark until they could determine where the big green light was coming from. After…

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