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Surprise, President Obama’s choice for Homeland Security Head Faces Few Obstacles
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jeh Johnson’s opposition to President Obama’s decision to unilaterally use warplanes to drop bombs on Libya in June 2011 may have paid off., the Los Angeles Times reports. Johnson was general council at the Defense Department at the time, and advised Obama to get Congressional approval. His advice has won him Republican…
Two Border Patrol Agents Headed to Prison for Forcing Immigrants to Eat Pot, Run Circles
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Border Patrol agents have been sentenced to two years in prison after forcing suspected trafficking to eat marijuana and run around the Arizona desert, RT reports. The agents, Dario Castillo, 25, and Ramon Zuniga, 31, were convicted of violating the civil rights of four Mexican men who were in the U.S….
FBI Employs Proven Technology to Enhance Image of Child Predator
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is using a proven technology in hopes of tracking down a dangerous child predator known as “John Doe 27,” ABC News reports. Agents employed sophisticated image analysis to develop a refined picture of the predator in hopes that someone in the public will recognize the suspect. “These types of individuals…
Eric Holder Pledges Justice at Ceremony for Slain TSA Agent
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Calling the shooting death of a TSA agent at Los Angeles International Airport “a profound sacrifice,” U.S. Attorney Eric Holder on Wednesday pledged there will be no “rest until justice has been done,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Holder spoke during the ceremony for Geraldo Hernandez, who became the first TSA agent…
Boston Mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger Faces Victims’ Families, Life in Prison Today
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James “Whitey” Bulger, who once ruled violently over Boston’s criminal world, is expected to get a sentence of life in prison today and hear from victims of his crimes. It’s unclear whether the 84-year-old man will speak during the trial. But those who will speak are wives and children of some of…
Chinese Immigrants Are Crossing Texas Border By Hundreds a Year
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hundreds of Chinese immigrants are crossing the Texas border annually, prompting the Border Patrol to erect signs in Mandarin, Fox San Antonio reports. “We have had on occasion a number of Chinese in the groups that we have called in and reported to border patrol,” said Jim Gibson, with the Texas Border…
Opinion: Nobody’s Home at Homeland Security
Michael McCaul The Wall Street Journal President Obama recently announced the long-overdue nomination of Jeh Johnson, the former general counsel of the Defense Department, as the fourth secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed, Mr. Johnson will immediately face a major obstacle: Over 40% of the department’s senior leadership positions are either vacant…
Survey: Homeland Security Continues to Be One Miserable Place to Work
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If the surveys are true, the Homeland Security Department can be a miserable place to work. Morale at the department plummeted at a greater rate than the rest of the government, according to a new survey by the Office of Personnel Management, Fierce Homeland Security reports. While worker satisfaction declined steadily across…