Was FBI’s Disinterest in NY Terror Case an Indicator That It May Have Been Overblown?

By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Did police, district attorneys and Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg inflate the importance of a recent terror suspect arrest?  A New York magazine report suggests that was possibility. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., and Mayor Bloomberg announced the arrest of Jose Pimentel at a city hall news…

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Al-Qaeda Threatens More Small Bomb Attacks

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Yes, even Al-Qaeda is looking for a bang for its buck. The Washington Post reports that al Qaeda “is threatening to launch a wave of small-scale attacks similar to the recent failed parcel bomb plot, which the terrorist group describes as a low-budget operation that caused fear and costly…

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