Mystery Behind Disappearance of Civil Rights Activist in Wounded Knee Is Revealed in FBI Records

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has finally confirmed that a civil rights activist who disappeared while supporting Native Americans in South Dakota four decades was murdered, the Buffalo News reports. Roy Robinson went missing after arriving at Wounded Knee to support the American Indian Movement’s fight against the federal government. The discovery wasn’t easy for…

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Justice Department Reveals Disturbing Treatment of Rape Victims in Montana County

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An alarming letter from the Department of Justice accuses Missoula County, Montana prosecutors of all but ignoring sexual assault cases. Buzzfeed reports that the Missoula County Attorney’s Office only took action on 17 of 85 police reports of sexual assaults of adult women between January 2008 and May 2012. “[Female] sexual assault…

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Homeland Security Plans to Build National Database from License-Plate Readers

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Homeland Security hopes to build a national database based on information gathered from license-plate readers, the Washington Post reports. The idea is to help locate and arrest “absconders and criminal aliens” while also reducing surveillance hours. DHS spokesman Gillian Christensen emphasized that the database would “only be accessed in conjunction with ongoing…

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Acting Head of ICE to Resign Friday After Just 6 Months; Gives No Explanation

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com John Sandweg, a former defense attorney who became the acting head of ICE in August despite scant law enforcement experience, plans to resign Friday, Fox News reports. Sandweg notified agency employees in a letter that he’s joining the private sector. He offered no explanation for his departure. “Over the past several months…

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Dogged by Controversy During First Term, Attorney General Holder Hits Ground Running in Second Term

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After four years of attacks and controversies, Attorney General appears to be finally settling in during his second term under President Obama. The Los Angeles Times reports that Holder “has tackled his responsibilities with newfound energy and determination, surprising critics and supporters alike by striking out on a broad, ambitious and unapologetically liberal…

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