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Defiant DEA Chief: Pot Legalization Just ‘Makes Us Fight Harder’
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As marijuana legalization shifts in public opinion, state laws and within the Obama administration, the DEA is pledging to fight even harder, said DEA Chief Michele Leonhart Wednesday. The Huffington Post reports that Leonhart, speaking during testimony before a House Appropriations subcommittee, maintains voters were duped into approving marijuana legalization in Washington…
Stejskal: 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. This column was originally posted on April 14, 2010. Because I thought it continued to be relevant, it was re-posted last year (2013) on April 2. (I had no idea how relevant…
Check Out Richard Nixon’s 1937 Application to Be a Special Agent for FBI
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When Richard Nixon was 24 years old, he applied to be a special agent in the FBI in 1937. That application is now on display at National Archives, reports the Smithsonian. “It is a nice window into a moment in Richard Nixon’s life that people probably don’t think about,” says Jennifer Johnson,…
New South Florida FBI Chief Says Terrorism is Biggest Threat, Priority
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Even in Florida, terrorism is the FBI’s top concern. So said south Florida’s new special agent in charge, George Piro, 46. “Our biggest threat domestically is homegrown, violent extremists, and it’s no different here in South Florida,” Piro said, reports the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, Piro…
Toledo Blade Complains to FBI About Treatment of Reporter, Photogpraher
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Toledo Blade journalists who were detained and whose cameras were confiscated by military security have filed complaints with the FBI, saying their First Amendment rights were violated by the Department of Army Police. The Blade reports that reporter Tyrel Linkhorn and photographer Jetta Fraser shared their experience with the FBI on…
Mexico Comes Clean: Our Soldiers Were in Standoff with U.S. Border Patrol
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After blanket denials, Mexican officials are admitting that two Mexican soldiers – not smugglers – were in a standoff with Border Patrol agents in January, the Los Angeles Times reports. Mexico had denied soldiers were involved but finally came clean about the Jan. 26 confrontation. The soldiers claimed they were looking for drug…
Secret Service Director Defends Subordinates on Capitol Hill Following High Profile Mishaps
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service’s first female director was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss the misbehavior of her male subordinates. CNN reports that Secret Service Director Julia Pierson brushed off allegations of widespread problems among employees, saying recent highly publicized allegations were unusual. “These are isolated incidents of misconduct and we’re working…
Border Patrol Agent Shoots 2 U.S. Citizens After He Is Injured in Attack
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent opened fire, shooting two U.S. citizens, after a truck tried to ram him, KVOA.com reports. The incident happened shortly after 12:15 a.m. Monday at the Tohono O’odham Indian Nation in Arizona. According to the agency, the agent was standing near his marked car when the driver of a…