FBI Director Comey: ISIS-Inspired Attacks Targeting Fourth of July Were Foiled
Federal agents likely disrupted a terror attack on the Fourth of July weekend by making dozens of arrests in the last four weeks, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday.
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FBI Director Comey Makes Case for Position on Encryption
By FBI Director James Comey Lawfare I am worried we are talking past each other with respect to “Going Dark,” so let me try to frame it in a way that I hope is fair-minded and provides a basis for healthy discussion: These are things I believe to be true: 1. The logic of encryption will…
Was FBI Director Right When He Said Charleston Shooting Not Terrorism?
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey came under fire after he said the mass shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, was not terrorism. Dylann Roof, who is white, has been charged in the killings and has a history of racism. He even posted a manifesto espousing his hatred for…
Growing Cases of Extremism Is Draining FBI Resources Nationwide
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is using several dozen surveillance teams to track criminal suspects around-the-clock nationwide, USA Today reports. Comey said the surge of cases involving extremism is taking a toll on the bureau’s resources, noting that each of the bureau’s 56 field offices is investigating suspected violent extremists. One suspect who required…
FBI Director James Comey Plays Down Terrorism Threats at Southern Border
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com For the first time as director of the FBI, James Comey visited the agency’s field office in South Texas and tried to ease concerns about terrorists using the southern border. “I do not see any indication of terrorists using the southwest border to cross with the assistance of the cartels or…
State Department: FBI Director Meant No Disrespect in Column about Holocaust
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Following a torrent of criticism over his column last week about the Holocaust, FBI Director James Comey emphasized that he did not mean to suggest that Poland was responsible for the genocide of Jews, NBC News reports. His comments come after Poland’s ambassador called the remarks “unacceptable.” Even the U.S. ambassador…
Anne Applebaum: What FBI Director James Comey Got Wrong about His Speech on the Holocaust
By Anne Applebaum Washington Post The Polish ambassador to Washington has protested, the Polish president has protested, the speaker of the Polish parliament (to whom I am married) has protested — and the U.S. ambassador to Warsaw has apologized profusely. Why? Because James Comey, the director of the FBI, in a speech that was reprinted in The Post arguing for more Holocaust education,…