By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr. took the opportunity following the guilty plea Wednesday morning of the “Underwear Bomber” to hold the case up as another example of the success the Justice Department has had prosecuting terrorism cases in civilian courts. “Contrary to what some have claimed, today’s plea removes any doubt…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — The man dubbed the “underwear bomber” unleashed a surprise on Wednesday in the second day of his terrorism trial in federal court in downtown Detroit when he decided to hang it all up and plead guilty to all eight charges. The Detroit News reported that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 24,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — If it hadn’t have been so potentially deadly and scary, Nigerian terrorism suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s Christmas day Northwest flight from Amsterdam to Detroit in 2009 might have made a good Saturday Night Live skit. Witness Michael Zantow, who was flying to Wisconsin to visit his ailing mom from…
