Father of NY Bombing Suspect Accused FBI of ‘Punishing’ His Family
The father of New York bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami has accused the FBI of “punishing” his family for the accusations against his son.
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Maryland Lawmaker Proposes Ban on Firearms for People on Terrorism Watch Lists
Maryland is at least the second state pursing a ban on firearm sales to people on the federal terrorism watch lists.
Six Men on No-Fly List Want Judge to Examine FBI’s Terrorism Assessments
How does the FBI decide who goes on the no-fly list?
FBI Accused of Using No-Fly List to Coerce Muslims into Becoming Informants
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is accused of removing people from the no-fly list in exchange for becoming informants. Al Jazeera America reports that four law-abiding Muslim men were removed from the no-fly list just days before a federal district court in New York hears their case. According to their lawsuit, Tanvir v. Lynch,…
American Muslims Claim FBI Placed Them on No-Fly List for Refusing to Be Informants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com No one has accused Naveed Shinwari of breaking the law. But that hasn’t stopped federal authorities from placing him on the no-fly list, which has prevented Shinwari from seeing his wife for the past 26 months, the Guardian reports. Shinwari said he believes he can’t fly because he’s refused to become an…
Former Stanford University Student Successfully Sues to Be Removed from No-Fly List
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former Stanford University student became the first person to successfully challenge placement on a government’s no-fly list, Wired.com reports. U.S. District Judge William Alsup said Thursday that an FBI agent “erroneously nominated” Rahinah Ibrahim to the list in 2004. The agent, Michael Kelly, “checked the wrong boxes, filling out the form…
Ill. Man Says FBI Tried Getting Him to Go Undercover in Mosque to Get Off No-Fly List
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A 31-year-old Illinois man claims the FBI said it could remove him from the no-fly list if he agreed to go undercover at mosques, the Associated Press reported. He refused the offer. AP reported that Abe Mashal, a dog trainer from St. Charles, Ill., says the bureau said he landed on…
Detained Teen Says FBI Pressed Him During Interrogation in Kuwait
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A controversy is surfacing over the questioning of an American teen in Kuwait who is on the no-fly list. The New York Times reports that the teen Gulet Mohamed says he was detained in Kuwait and “underwent a heated interrogation by F.B.I. agents for several hours on Wednesday, in…
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