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Former FBI Agent Blasts Newly Declassified CIA Reports on 9/11
By Jeff Stein Newsweek WASHINGTON — Mark Rossini, a former FBI special agent at the center of an enduring mystery related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, says he is “appalled” by the newly declassified statements by former CIA Director George Tenet defending the spy agency’s efforts to detect and stop the plot….
FBI: 3 Men Plotted Attack on Muhammad Cartoon Contest for Months
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The three men accused of plotting an attack at a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas had been making plans for months. The men were friends outside of a Phoenix mosque lighting off fireworks during a New Year’s Eve celebration when authorities said they expressed a desire to make pipe bombs,…
Sacramento Bee: Gun Laws Can Help Prevent Attacks Like South Carolina Church Shooting
By Editorial Board Sacramento Bee Nine people are dead. A lone gunman is to blame. The gun he was wielding? It might’ve been one he got from his father for his 21st birthday, no paperwork required. The state where he lives? South Carolina has some of the loosest gun-control laws in the country. We know this…
Justice Department Opens Hate Crime Investigation into Church Shooting
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department will investigate the motivations and facts behind the shooting that left nine dead at a historic black church in South Carolina. Reuters reports that Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Thursday that the department has opened a hate-crime investigation. “We will now be looking at all of the facts,…
1 Killed, 4 Injured When Boat Carrying Immigrants Collides with Border Patrol Vessel
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A boat packed with undocumented immigrants collided with a Border Patrol vessel in Southern California on Thursday, killing one woman, the International Business Times reports. Border Patrol agents spotted the boat and tried to stop it, but to no avail. The boat capsized and dumped all 20 people into the water,…
FBI Assures Congress That Planes Aren’t Used for Mass Surveillance
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI assured Congress that its plane surveillance program is not intended to perform mass surveillance or bulk intelligence collection, the Associated Press reports. The FBI, however, declined to answer some questions about its planes, including how often they are used and how much they cost. The briefing comes two weeks…
Border Patrol Agents: Government Making It Impossible to Nab Drug Dealers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents said the federal government is making it impossible to make drug busts, a move that has contributed to a “morale crisis,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “We lack the political will to enforce the law and allow our agency to be effective,” said National Border Patrol Council spokesman…
New York Man Accused of Stabbing FBI Agent Facing Attempted Murder Charges
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A New York man accused of attacking an FBI agent with a large kitchen knife has been charged with attempted murder of a federal employee, CNN reports. Fareed Mumini, 21, allegedly tried to stab the agent several times during a search of a Staten Island home in connection to a terrorism…