By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The 9/11 Review Commission credited the FBI for thwarting terrorist attacks but said the bureau needs to improve intelligence and hire more linguists, according to a report released Wednesday, the New York Times reports. While the commission applauded the FBI’s ability to prevent terrorism, the report said the bureau lags “behind…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Police are looking for two armed men who posed as FBI agents while knocking on a suburban Boston apartment Saturday night. The Boston Globe reports that assailants said they had a search warrant and pistol-whipped an occupant who opened the door in Waltham, Mass. The assailants fled the apartment after striking…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com TSA Administrator John Pistole knows his agency has made some mistakes after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In a candid interview with the Los Angeles Times, Pistole said the TSA’s policies are constantly evolving to protect U.S. travelers. Last year, the TSA announced that it would allow passengers to carry small knives…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government has been spying on law-abiding Muslim Americans, according to the latest documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The Intercept reports that new documents show the targets of the surveillance included lawyers, academics, civil rights activists, and a political candidate who “have all led highly public, outwardly exemplary…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI adamantly dismissed allegations Monday that its agents spied on defense teams and violated the rights of the five accused Sept. 11 terrorist conspirators, The Los Angeles Times reports. A government lawyer argued to a military judge at Guantanamo Bay on Monday that the FBI did not conduct an undercover investigation…
Steve Neavling ticklethwire.com A U.S. war crimes tribunal will determine whether the FBI acted inappropriately by trying to turn a member of the legal defense team into an informant, Reuters reports. Attorneys for Guantanamo Bay inmates accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks plan to argue that the FBI created a conflict of interest….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The TSA can’t understand why seemingly educated people are trying to bring guns onto airplanes. The Washington Post reports that the federal agency has been alarmed at the increase in the number of guns detected at checkpoints nationwide. In 2013, the TSA detected 1,800 firearms, compared to 1,500 in 2012 and 1,300…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is offering a cell phone app for parents in the event that their child ends up missing. WCCO reports that the bureau is encouraging parents to download the Child ID App to expedite the release of information to the public. The app allows parents to send photos and information about…
