By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sulaiman Abu Ghayth, the son-in-law of Usama bin Laden, and a senior member of al Qaeda, was convicted Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan on three counts, including conspiracy to kill Americans. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement: “This verdict is a major milestone in the government’s unrelenting…
By Mark Hosenball Reuters WASHINGTON – U.S. investigators tracked Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, for about 10 years before he was detained in Jordan and brought by the FBI to New York City in the past few days, U.S. officials familiar with the investigation said. An FBI agent and a New…
James Cavanaugh was an ATF agent and supervisor for 33 years before retiring in 2010. By James Cavanaugh For ticklethwire.com Dingdong the witch is dead. Yet the Al Qeada organization remains active and no doubt bent on revenge to show the world it is viable and deadly. Law-enforcement leaders now have a special challenge: To…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Leaders of the nation’s largest police organizations said they were briefed by the FBI after the killing of Osama bin Laden and told there appeared to be no immediate threats or active terrorist plots, USA Today reported. The paper reported that the briefing came after federal officials were warned…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The sentimental guy that he was, Osama bin Laden wanted to commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of 9/11 with a plot to derail a U.S. train, the Associated Press reported. AP reported that materials seized during the raid at the Pakistan compound showed bin Laden was scheming since last…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Materials seized during the raid in Pakistan over the weekend may provide insights into al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden — and then some. USA Today reports that some materials seized during the Pakistan raid suggests bin Laden still had a hand in providing strategic guidance terrorists. The paper…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden may be gone, but a computer virus associated with the al Qaeda leader is making the rounds. The FBI on Tuesday warned “computer users to exercise caution when they receive e-mails that purport to show photos or videos of Usama bin Laden’s recent death.” “This content…
Fmr. Atlanta FBI Head Recalls bin Laden Hunt: MyFoxATLANTA.com
