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Burglars Behind 1971 Break-In at FBI Office in Philadelphia Tell All
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com While many Americans were watching a televised title bout between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier nearly 23 years, antiwar activists were breaking into the FBI office in Philadelphia and stealing confidential documents. What happened that day was largely unknown until the author of a new book convinced five of the eight burglars…
FBI: Man Accused of Burning Chinese Consulate Says He Was Hearing Voices
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Fears of terrorism initially spread after someone intentionally set fire to the Chinese consulate in San Francisco last week. But CBS SF reports that the suspect, 39-year-old Yan Feng, may have been suffering from mental health problems after he told FBI agents that he was hearing voices in Chinese. Feng was charged…
Former Sesame Street Actor Tapped for High-Ranking Justice Department Post
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A child who grew up as an actor on Sesame Street in the 1970s was tapped by President Obama for a high-ranking Justice Department position, the USA Today reports. Obama nominated Debo P. Adegbile to be the new assistant attorney general for civil rights. If confirmed by the Senate, Adegbile will fill…
Border Patrol Agent Accused of Breaking into Elderly Woman’s Home Before Being Tasered
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An inebriated U.S. Border Patrol agent is accused of breaking into the home of an elderly woman in New Mexico before being Tasered by police, the Silver City Sun-News reports. Authorities said Agent Nicholas Barton, 34, threw a pricey turquoise rock through the glass sliding door early Saturday morning in an attempt…
Opinion: Why NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Doesn’t Deserve Celemency
Fred Kaplan Slate I regard Daniel Ellsberg as an American patriot. I was one of the first columnists to write that Director of National Intelligence James Clapper should be fired for lying to Congress. On June 7, two days after the first news stories based on Edward Snowden’s leaks, I wrote a column airing (and endorsing)…
The Woman Known As ‘Jihad Jane’ Gets 10 Years
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The woman known as Jihad Jane,” who was charged with providing material support to terrorists, and who plotted to kill a Swedish artist whose work offended Islam, was sentenced Monday in Philadelphia federal court to 10 years in prison. Colleen Rose, 50, a former resident of Montgomery County, Pa., pleaded guilty…
Column: Retired FBI Official Says Ray Kelly’s Criticism of FBI Unfair
Michael Mason is a retired Executive Assistant Director of the FBI. His column is in response to former New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s criticism of the FBI in a New York Times article. Kelly suggested the FBI should have shared information regarding its suspicions about one of the Boston Marathon bombers before the bombing…
Rather Than Go to Jail, Surrounded Suspect Fatally Shoots Herself in Oregon
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sarah Jo Johnson clutched a handgun, holed up for hours in a car and surrounded by a SWAT team and local officers. The Associated Press reports that Johnson fatally shot herself instead of surrendering after she and another man were wanted by the FBI for allegedly robbing a Montana coin shop and…