Purported Spokesman for Hacking Group Anonymous Arrested for Threatening FBI Agent

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The purported spokesman for the hacking group Anonymous was arrested by the FBI on allegations that he threatened an FBI agent, his attorney said Thursday, the Washington Post reports. Barrett Brown, 31, of Dallas is expected to be charged in connection with YouTube videos in which Brown rails against federal authorities….

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Judge: Family of Whitey Bulger Victim Can Continue with Suit Against FBI Agents

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A family of one of James “Whitey” Bulger’s alleged victims can proceed with a federal lawsuit against FBI agents who monitored the mobster-turned-informant, a federal judge ruled Thursday, the Boston Globe reports. The ruling by U.S. District Judge William Young follows an appeals court ruling that the case is null because the…

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Homeland Security Expert: Libya Needs Help with ‘Fragile’ Security

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The U.S. has failed to support Libya after the killing of its longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in October 2011, said former Homeland Security adviser Fran Townsend, CNN reports. Townsend made the remarks Wednesday morning after the killing of U.S. Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens. Townsend said the country has a “very…

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