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Confessed Terrorist Tried to Help FBI Track Down Other Terrorists; Tells of Plot to Kill CEO of Drone Manufacturer
By Sebastian Rotella ProPublica CHICAGO—Confessed terrorist David Coleman Headley was so eager to cooperate after his 2009 arrest that he worked with FBI agents to try to engineer the capture of a suspected mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks and proposed setting up another kingpin for a missile strike, according to testimony in federal court…
Ex-Atty. Gen. Ashcroft Dodges Bullet; Supreme Court Tosses Lawsuit Against Him
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Ex-Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft is off the hook. In an 8-0 ruling, the Supreme Court tossed out a lawsuit against Ashcroft. It overturned a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision, saying the former Attorney General under President Bush enjoyed “qualified immunity” from a lawsuit filed by Abdullah al Kidd,…
The U.S. Secret Service Goes Tweeting
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service is tweeting. The agency launched a Twitter page earlier this month to help recruiting efforts and distribute news and information about the agency. So far, the Twitter page has 24,904 followers and has issued 50 tweets including alerts to meet recruiters at job conferences. “The…
N.M. U.S. Atty. to Hire Prosecutor to Deal With Domestic Violence on Tribal Lands
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Recognizing the ever-disturbing problem of domestic violence on U.S. tribal lands, U.S. Mexico U.S. Attorney Ken Gonzales plans to announce the hiring of a prosecutor to specifically address the problem, the Associated Press reported. AP said the move is part of a pilot program by the Office of Violence Against Woman…
California “Geezer Bandit” Strikes Again; Has Thousands of Fans Cheering Him On
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com On one Facebook fan page, where the California “Geezer Bandit” has 6,798 people who “like this”, fan Carl Randall wrote on Saturday: “So THIS is what happens when the government freezes Social Security COLA raises!! LOL! YOU GO GEEZER BANDIT!!” Fan Ronnie Israel wrote: “Geezer has the FBI going around in…
Atty. Gen. Holder Gets Grief in the Heartland; Protesters Interrupt Speech
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. gets his fair share of grief inside the Beltway, particularly from Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee. But some of that grief on Friday came from elsewhere: the heartland. Minnesota Public Radio reported that Holder’s speech in Minneapolis at a conference on preventing youth violence…
Dir. Robert Mueller Overcame the FBI’s Biggest Threat
By Ronald Kessler Newsmax For FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, the biggest threat to the bureau was a movement to do away with the FBI’s counterterrorism effort and replace it with a new terror-fighting agency similar to the British MI5. Such an agency would have investigative powers but none of the FBI’s law enforcement…
FBI Raids Home of 91-Year-Old Woman Who Sells Suicide Kits
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI agents in San Diego raided the home of a 91-year-old woman who was peddling mail order do-it-yourself suicide kits, the station KTLA reported. FBI agents on Wednesday raided the home of Sharlotte Hydorn, the station reported. Agents seized a computer and three boxes, a neighbor told the station. The station…