By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Pakistani born man raised in New York, who became the first person to ever be extradited from the United Kingdom on terrorism charges, pleaded guilty Tuesday in New York to providing material support to al Qaeda. Syed Hashmi aka “Fahad” admitted providing air fare to help someone deliver protective gear…
Gordon Snow/ fbi photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Gordon M. Snow, a Detroit native, gets a bump up, going from deputy assistant director of the agency’s Cyber Division to assistant director of the division, which protects U.S. from cyber attacks and high tech crimes. “The FBI considers the cyber threat against our nation…
There’s no question there is a terrorism problem in this region. The real question is: Is the U.S. efforts really going to be enough to address the problem? By Griff Witte Washington Post Staff Writer KABUL –– The arrest in Pakistan of five Americans who authorities say may have been on their way to terrorist…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A DEA internal memo has identified the names of three agents who were killed in Afghanistan Monday in a helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of seven U.S. Service members. The helicopter had just taken off from a drug raid and battle with the Taliban. But there was…
The FBI has generally avoided charges of impropriety when it comes to arrests overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq. But this former New Orleans resident and a Lebanese man claim they were subjected to cold temperatures in holding areas and put in tight bindings and a hood while being transported for 18 hours –all for a white…
It’s tricky going after the home grown crop that not only supports the Taliban efforts, but also supports the every day farmers. Not everyone in Afghanistan is cheering over the arrival of more DEA agents. By Josh Meyer Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON – – The U.S. government is dramatically expanding a long-neglected second front in…
It’s bad policy to send workers on dangerous assignments against their will and threaten them if they don’t want to go. The DEA needs to offer incentives, not punishment. There’s no better way to kill morale. By Marisa Taylor McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration has removed an agent from his pilot duties…
This is a perplexing case for the court. The outcome is unclear and so is the concept of justice. By Bruce Alpert New Orleans Times-Picayune WASHINGTON — The family of the social scientist who died after being attacked with a burning pitcher of gasoline in Afghanistan is asking a federal judge to be lenient with…
