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New York Times: The Horror Before the Beheadings
By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI New York Times The hostages were taken out of their cell one by one. In a private room, their captors asked each of them three intimate questions, a standard technique used to obtain proof that a prisoner is still alive in a kidnapping negotiation. James Foley returned to the cell he shared with…
Man Who Jumped White House Fence Charged with Assaulting Four-Legged Officers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A man who jumped the White House fence and kicked a Secret Service K-9 in the snout and punched another of the agency’s dog was charged with felonies in the attacks. The New York Times reports that felony charge were filed against Dominic Adesanya, 23, of Maryland, for assaulting law enforcement…
One Person Killed by Border Patrol During Shootout on Edge of Arizona Reservation
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One person was killed following a shootout between Border Patrol agents and suspects on the edge of a Native American reservation near Tucson, the Arizona Republic reports. Another suspect fled after the shootout about 10 miles southwest of Tucson. Border Patrol spokesman Vic Brabble said the suspects were armed and that…
House Homeland Security Chairman McCaul Says ISIS ‘Winning’ Propaganda War
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, expressed concern Sunday with attacks in Canada and New York City by alleged Muslim radicals. The self-radicalized Muslims are “one of the greatest threats” to the U.S., he said. The Islamic State is trying to radicalize Americans using the Internet,…
Weekend Series on Law Enforcement: Richard Nixon Talks to LBJ About the Death of the FBI’s J. Edgar Hoover
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FBI Warns News Agencies That Islamic State Extremists Plan to Kidnap More Journalists
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI warned Thursday that it has “credible information” that extremists from an Islamic State-affiliated group plan to kidnap journalists in the region, the Washington Post reports. The kidnappings are meant to be retaliation against the U.S. for attacks on Iraq and Syria. Journalists have been called “desirable targets.” The Islamic…
Top-Level Vacancies in Justice Department Are Significant Challenge, Opportunity for President Obama
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama is faced with a significant challenge and opportunity. The top three jobs at the Justice Department will soon be vacant, and just four of Obama’s 11 choices for assistant attorney generals have been confirmed, CBS News reports. The vacancies leave a power vacuum at an agency that has been…
Expert Criminal Profiler Weighs in on How to Find Cop-Killing Suspect Eric Matthew Frein
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com So how do you capture a cop-killing survivalist who has managed to elude police in Pennsylvania for 42 days? Not many people would know more than Gregg O. McCrary, a retired criminal profiler for the FBI who spoke to the Scranton Times-Tribune in a report published Friday. “He may be in…