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CIA Director: ISIS Has Capability to Make And Use Chemical Weapons
ISIS has used chemical weapons and has the ability to continue making chlorine and mustard gas, according to CIA Director John Brennan.
FBI Director Comey Promotes Agents to Key Leadership Positions in Agency
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director James B. Comey on Thursday announced several changes at the top of the food chain at the FBI. David Bowdich, who has served as the head of the Los Angeles FBI, has been named associate deputy director of the FBI at headquarters. He will oversee the FBI’s non-operational branches…
Military Prosecutor Agrees with Senate Report about CIA Prisoners Being Tortured
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An eye-opening Senate report on the CIA’s former interrogation practices is accurate, said the chief military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay. The Washington Post reports that the prosecutor’s statements contradict those made by former CIA officials and congressional Republicans, who have insisted the report was strewn with errors. Brig. Mark Martins made the statements…
Four Remaining Occupiers in Oregon Surrender, Ending 41-Day Siege
The occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon ended peacefully after 41 tumultuous days.
Gun-Toting Conservative Helped Negotiate End of Occupation at Wildlife Refuge
It was an intervention from the unlikeliest of people – Michele Fiore, a gun-toting politician who has supported the occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon.
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The former Los Angeles County sheriff who lied about helping hide an inmate-turned-FBI informant from his federal handlers pleaded guilty to making a false statement, his attorney said Wednesday. ABC7 reports that former Sheriff Lee Baca was trying to hinder a federal investigation into civil rights abuses at county jails. In…
FBI Pumps Up Enforcement of U.S. Companies That Win Contracts Through Bribery
The FBI is using wiretaps and informants to help infiltrate crooked dealings.
American Families of Victims Killed By Drug Traffickers Sue HSBC Bank for Allegedly Laundering Money and Supporting Cartels
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com American families of victims killed by “ruthless” Mexican drug cartels are suing the HSBC Holdings PLC, saying it “knowingly provided continuous and systematic material support to the cartels and their acts of terrorism by laundering billions of dollars for them.” “As a proximate result of HSBC’s material support to the Mexican drug…