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FBI Started Following Portland Bomb Suspect When He Was a Juvenile, Defense Says

allan13 years ago11 years ago03 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com More details are emerging in the case involving a 19-year- youth who was caught up in an FBI sting which involved him plotting to detonate a bomb at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony last year in Portland, Ore. The Oregonian newspaper reports that the defense team for suspect Mohamed Mohamud stated…

Editorial Urges Portland Police to Rejoin FBI’s JTTF Squad

allan14 years ago11 years ago02 mins

By The Portland Tribune Editorial PORTLAND, Ore. — In 2005 the Portland City Council voted to pull out of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force – leaving not only Portland, but also the region, with a void of local engagement in investigating and preventing acts of terrorism. That absence should end this week as the…