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Second Shooting Spree at Fort Hood Raises Question: Should Military Leaders Carry Guns at Bases?

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After two deadly shooting rampages at Ford Hood in Texas, some congressional members said military leaders should be permitted to carry firearms on the base, the New York Post reports. Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul called it “a common sense idea.” “That would be a deterrent, No. 1 — and No….

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DOJ Finds ‘Strained’ Relationship Between FBI, Organized Crime Drug Task Force

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  FBI agents were retaliated against for voicing concerns over operations at the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Fusion Center, a DOJ inspector general concluded. AllGov.com reports that OCDETF’s leadership also wasn’t cooperative. The report described the relationship between the FBI agents in the task force and the center’s leaders as “strained.”…

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ATF Agents Accused of Impersonating Landlord to Turn On Electricity in Storefront Stings

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Undercover ATF agents renting a storefront had their energy shut off by the landlord because they exceeded their monthly allotment. The agents responded by getting the landlord’s account information and calling the electricity company pretending to be him, an internal investigation revealed, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Account statements were improperly taken…

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