By Sari Horwitz The Washington Post WASHINGTON — Drug Enforcement Administration agents allegedly had “sex parties” with prostitutes hired by local drug cartels overseas over a period of several years, according to a report released Thursday by the Justice Department’s watchdog. The report does not specify the country where the parties occurred, but a law…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The 9/11 Review Commission credited the FBI for thwarting terrorist attacks but said the bureau needs to improve intelligence and hire more linguists, according to a report released Wednesday, the New York Times reports. While the commission applauded the FBI’s ability to prevent terrorism, the report said the bureau lags “behind…
By The Detroit News Editorial Board If Americans had no civil liberties, it would be a snap to keep the country safe and secure. Police states are highly effective at dissuading criminal activity and rooting out threats. But as inconvenient as it often is for law enforcement, we do have a Bill of Rights that…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Times are tense at the Secret Service. The Business Insider reports that “the normally tight-lipped agency is now consumed by an intense, high-level guessing game over who was motivated to leak information to the Washington Post’s Carol Leonnig,” who first published accounts of misconduct at the agency. Secret Service officials are…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI drone program isn’t very far-reaching. According to a newly released report from the Justice Department’s Inspector General, the FBI has 17 working drones and just two pilots, The Verge reports. The report found that the drones operate out of one location, making it difficult to use the flying cameras…
