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Column: The History of April 19th: American Revolution, Waco, Oklahoma Bombing
Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com Listen my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy Five…. Longfellow’s poem forever immortalized Paul Revere’s…
The History of April 19th: American Revolution, Waco, Oklahoma Bombing
By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com Listen my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy Five…. Longfellow’s poem forever immortalized Paul Revere’s ride. What the poem does not say is that Revere’s mission that night was to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British…
A Little Update on Sammy “The Bull” Gravano
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s been a while since we’ve heard of Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, the former underboss of the Gambino Crime Family, who testified in New York against his boss, the late John Gotti. So we went on the Arizona State Corrections website and found a picture of Gravano and a little information…
Woman Is Among Top Contenders to Replace FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Among President Obama’s top choices for replacing FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III is a woman, Sari Horwitz of the Washington Post reports. Citing current and former administration officials, the Post wrote that Lisa Monaco, a former senior Justice Department official who became Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser, is among the top contenders….
Column: Retired FBI Agent Calls Gun Control Column “Standard Response of Almost Every Single Liberal”
Bob Fanning was an FBI agent for 25 years before he retired. He is a resident of Auroa, Colo. His column is in response to a column by ticklethewire.com editor Allan Lengel enitled: “If Dead Kids Doesn’t Do it What Will? By Bob Fanning For ticklethewire.com I must say that I am seriously disappointed that…
Justice Department to Review Case of Cops Who Framed Mentally Challenged Teen
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Anthony Caravella, who is mentally challenged, served 26 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit in Florida, and the two Miramar cops who framed him may never see time behind bars, the Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The case drew the attention of the Justice Department after a civil lawsuit ended last…
Driver Who Rammed Border Patrol Cars in Texas Pleads Guilty to Smuggling, Assault
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An undocumented immigrant from Mexico pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting a Border Patrol agent with a Ford F-250 truck and smuggling illegal immigrants, Border Scope reports. Jose Alberto Izquierdo-Gonzalez , 26, is to remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not yet been set, according to Border Scope. Izquierdo-Gonzalez is accused of…
Thief Surrenders Following High-Profile FBI-Involved Shooting in Chicago
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com William Tapes, who fled authorities for three days after an FBI agent apparently opened fire on him in Chicago, has surrendered, CBS 2 Chicago reports. “I was scared, you know, for my life. That’s why I hid,” Tapes told CBS 2 on Thursday. “I just got tired.” According to Tapes, he was…