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Teachers, Others Oppose FBI’s Online Anti-Extremism Video
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI hoped to discourage teenagers from becoming extremists by introducing a video called, “Don’t Be a Puppet.” The idea was to counter homegrown extremism by teaching users how to identify young people who are gravitating toward radical ideology. But now the American Federation of Teachers union and other groups are…
Michael Mason on Clinton Probe: ‘All I Know is That I trust FBI Director Jim Comey’
Michael Mason is a retired Executive Assistant Director of the FBI. By Michael Mason We live in a country with an imperfect judicial system. Every day of the week people are not charged for crimes others believe them to be guilty of committing. There are many reasons why this occurs. In the case involving Hillary…
How FBI Foiled Alleged Militia Plot to Bomb Apartment Where Muslims Lived
The FBI had conducted an 8-month investigation into a militant group that culminated in the arrest of three men accused of conspiring to kill countless Muslim immigrants in Kansas.
FBI Documents: State Department Tried to Get FBI to Declassify Clinton Email
Newly released FBI documents raise serious questions about the integrity of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server when she was secretary of state.
FBI Asks Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit Over South Carolina Church Shooting
The FBI is urging a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the bureau should have prevented Dylan Roof from purchasing a gun that was used in last summer’s South Carolina church massacre.
FBI Announces the Latest Crackdown on Child Sex Trafficking
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com San Diego — Trying to keep a focus on the plague of child sex trafficking, FBI Director James Comey on Monday announced that 82 minors were rescued and 239 traffickers and their associates were arrested in a nationwide crackdown titled Operation Cross Country X that ran from Oct. 13 to Oct….
President of IACP Advocates That Police Officers and Communities of Color Break the Historical Cycle of Mistrust
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com SAN DIEGO — Terrence M. Cunningham, president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and chief of the Wellesley, Mass. Police Department, issued a powerful message to thousands of law enforcement officials here on Monday about breaking the historical cycle of mistrust between police and communities of color. He stated:…
FBI Denies ‘Quid Pro Quo’ in Hillary Clinton Email Investigation
The FBI defended itself against claims that the bureau engaged in a “quid pro quo” arrangement with Hillary Clinton’s State Department after Rep. Jason Chaffetz raised an allegation of “potential criminality” during an interview with Fox News last week.