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Rep. Jane Harman Caught on Wiretap Saying She’ll Lobby Justice Dept. To Reduce Israeli Related Espionage Charges
Conversations like this, once made public, never seem very flattering. What’s the fallout from all this? Who knows. By Jeff Stein CQ SpyTalk Columnist WASHINGTON — Rep. Jane Harman , the California Democrat with a longtime involvement in intelligence issues, was overheard on an NSA wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby…
Commentary: 14 Years After the Oklahoma Bombing, We Must Not Forget the Potential of Homegrown Terrorism
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — One Friday, two days after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, I was sitting at my desk at the Detroit News in downtown Detroit when I got a tip that the FBI was raiding a farmhouse in Michigan, and it had something to do with the bombing of the…
Oklahomans Commemorate 14th Anniversary of Bombing that Killed 8 Federal Agents and 160 Others
It’s been 14 years since eight federal agents and 160 other people were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing that shook the security of this nation. The landscape of terrorism has changed since then, but people in Oklahoma will never forget that day. By JAMES S. TYREE Tulsa World OKLAHOMA CITY – Susan Walton suffered…
Aryans in Idaho Say Obama “Greatest Recruiting Tool Ever”
Federal law enforcement has watched in the past year as chatter on hate-based websites increased with the popularity of Barack Obama. Obama may be a nightmare come true for the Aryan members. But it’s appears to be a dream come true for organizers trying to ramp up membership. By The Associated Press COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho…
New New Orleans FBI Chief David Welker Low Key So Far
David Welker, head of the New Orleans FBI, may be low key, but if things goes as planned in a state ripe with corruption, he’ll be a household name before you know it. By Brendan McCarthy New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — Like countless times before, the news conference began with six or so middle-age…
Selection Process For D.C. U.S. Atty Slot Begins; Some Names Have Already Surfaced
The current U.S. Attorney Jeff Taylor is well respected and doing a good job, but there’s no way D.C. Del Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has had limited power as a member of Congress, is going to pass up an opportunity to exert her influence and help select a new U.S. Attorney. So far, according to…
FBI Names Agent Daniel Roberts Assist. Director of Criminal Justice Information Services
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Daniel D. Roberts, a Detroit native, has been named assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Roberts, who replaces the retiring Thomas E. Bush, III, was most recently Deputy Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division, the FBI said. “Dan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience…
History: J. Edgar Hoover and Martin Luther King: Part 8 in a Series
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