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Terrorist Extradition From Britain Slower than Molasses
There is slow justice and then there is very very slow justice. Here is the latter. By Craig Whitlock Washington Post Foreign Service SOUTH LITTLETON, England — Soon after al-Qaeda bombed two U.S. embassies in East Africa in 1998, a U.S. federal judge issued a warrant for Khalid al-Fawwaz, an accused conspirator in the attacks…
U.S. Atty. Fitzgerald Avoids Controversy at College Commencement Speech
Some people were probably expecting a little jab at Gov. Blagojevich during his speech. But U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitgerald didn’t throw any punches. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PEORIA, Ill. – U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald’s 9-minute commencement address at Bradley University on Saturday may be most notable for what it didn’t mention: There weren’t any juicy new…
Online Jihadists Have Plan to Invade Facebook
Facebook may be the playground for everyone from entertainers to acne-faced kids. But the Jihadists in the world want to add to the mix. Could Bin Laden one day ask to be your Facebook friend? By Noah Shachtman Wired Blog Network Online jihadists have already used YouTube, blogs and other social media to spread their…
New Sequel To Weekend At Bernie’s: Fed Judge Orders Bernie Madoff Confined to his $7 Million Penthouse
There are worse things than being confined to a $7 million penthouse in New York. Then again, these days there are better people to be than Bernie Madoff. BY THOMAS ZAMBITO and CORKY SIEMASZKO New York Daily News NEW YORK — The most hated con man in New York will be trapped in a gilded…
Fed Employee Accuses the Prosecution in Sen. Stevens Case of Misconduct
With this latest allegations, coupled with the judge chastising the prosecution on more than one occasion during trial, don’t be surprised to see the U.S. Court of Appeals call for a new trial. Then again, don’t be surprised to see President Bush pardon Stevens in the final days of his administration. By Del Quentin Wilber…
Missouri Man Who Appeared on 60 Minutes is Sentenced to 5 Years For Impersonating a DEA Agent
Bill Jakob’s fun adventure — posing as a DEA agent and busting drug dealers in a small Missouri town — ended very badly for him. Lesson learned: Kids, don’t try this at home. By Robert Patrick ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH ST. LOUIS — William Anthony Jakob, the man who posed as a federal agent in the…
Breaking News: Gov. Blagojevich Says He’s Innocent and Will Fight “Until I Take My Last Breath”
By Jon Perkins ticklethewire.com Scandal-plagued Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich stood before a packed Chicago news conference Friday and defiantly vowed to remain on the job and fight charges of public corruption leveled at him by federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. “I am not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing,” Blagojevich said. “I will fight, I will fight,…