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FBI Agent in Sen. Stevens Case Lodges Explosive Allegations Against Government
By Allan Lengel Ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – An FBI agent involved in the Sen. Ted Stevens public corruption case is accusing the government of “violations of policy, rules and procedures as well as possible criminal violations” that include disclosing names of grand jury witnesses during the investigation and altering a document that was later turned over…
Breaking News: Five Men Found Guilty in Ft. Dix Terrorism Case
In a long drawn out court battle, the government emerged victorious. The question is: How big of a victory is it in the war on terrorism? By Troy Graham The Philadelphia Inquirer CAMDEN, N.J. — A federal jury today found the five foreign-born Muslim men guilty of conspiring to kill military personnel, but not guilty…
David Ogden Possible Pick For No. 2 Spot in Atty. Gen. Office
It could be an obvious pick considering he’s already involved with the Obama team. We’ll know soon enough. By Joe Palazzolo Legal Times WASHINGTON — With congressional pressure mounting, the short list for the Department of Justice’s No. 2. position appears to be getting shorter all the time. President-elect Barack Obama’s transition staff has declined…
Could Lashkar-e-Taiba be the New Bully in the Terrorism World?
Like in the world of computers and video games, there’s always something new and improved about to come out. Could that be true in the terrorism world? Is the India terror group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, the new and improved al Qaeda? BY JAMES GORDON MEEK DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON – U.S. intelligence was caught off-guard by…
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…