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National Border Patrol Council: ‘Political Goals Took Precedence Over Actual Reforms’
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The union representing Border Patrol agents expressed “serious concerns” about the new Senate bill because of its handling of security along the U.S.-Mexico border, the Washington Times reports. The National Border Patrol Council is most concerned with the inundation of 20,000 additional agents to protect the border – a major component of…
NSA Leaker Stuck at Airport While Russia, Ecuador Reportedly Offer No Help for Asylum
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The fate of the NSA leaker remains in limbo as Russia and Ecuador send mixed messages about their role in Edward Snowden’s attempt to seek asylum, ABC News reports. A spokesman for Vladimir Putin said Moscow would not help Snowden seek refuge. Snowden is stuck at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport because the U.S….
James Comey Faces Tough Questions During Confirmation Battle During Confirmation Hearings
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nominee for FBI director, James Comey, faces a tough confirmation battle over a host of controversial issues facing the agency. Comey, who served as deputy attorney general in President George W. Bush, is seeking Senate confirmation at a tough time for the FBI, reports The Hill. The Hill reports that…
FBI Reduces Number of Agents Investigating Organized Crime
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI will continue to shed the number of agents assigned to fight the mafia as the demand for other threats increases, The New York Times reports. For the third time in five years, the bureau will decrease its agents assigned to organized crime to about three dozens. In the meantime, more…
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Reputed Mob Boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger Loses Temper During Murder, Racketeering Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Reputed mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger lost his cool in court for the second time in his three-week-old trial for murder and racketeering, The New York Times reports. Bulger became agitated while one of the government witnesses, John Morris, a former FBI witness, was testifying about Bulger’s role as an FBI…
Opinion: Where’s the Outrage Over NSA Surveillance of Americans Phone Calls, E-Mails?
By JENNIFER STISA GRANICK and CHRISTOPHER JON SPRIGMAN New York Times The twin revelations that telecom carriers have been secretly giving the National Security Agency information about Americans’ phone calls, and that the N.S.A. has been capturing e-mail and other private communications from Internet companies as part of a secret program called Prism, have…