A 20-year-old man living with his parents in Florida is accused of encouraging a terrorist attack in Kansas City on today’s 14th anniversary of Sept. 11, the Washington Post reports. Joshua Ryne Goldberg was charged with distribution of information relating to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction. “Hopefully there will be some jihad…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal agencies in charge of keeping America safe from a terrorist attack said there is no credible threat to America’s homeland on today’s 14th anniversary of Sept. 11. The Washington Times reports that directors of the FBI, CIA and the National Security Agency said Thursday that they have no reason…
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was a key witness Tuesday at a Congressional hearing on the terrorism threats that remain after the Sept. 11 attacks.
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI and National Security Administration are on the verge of losing surveillance powers that were gained after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Authorities for both agencies are urging lawmakers to preserve the spy powers before the expire June 1, The Guardian reports. Some members of Congress want more surveillance reforms…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com About two weeks before the Sept. 11 attacks, a well-connected Saudi family left their luxury home in Sarasota, Fla., leaving behind expensive possessions without letting neighbors or the mail carrier know. The New York Post reports that a couple made a hasty, suspicious retreat back to Saudi Arabia. A subsequent investigation…
A former FBI special agent said he had information that could have prevented the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks but he said the CIA prevented him from taking the evidence to FBI headquarters, Newsweek reports. Mark Rossini, who lost his job in 2008 for showing confidential FBI documents to actress Linda Fiorentino to help her…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service’s ability to carry out its duties to protect the president was compromised by the expansion of duties in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Washington Post reports. That explains the recent string of embarrassing security lapses, the Post reported, citing interviews and government documents….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Local and federal authorities raided the home Thursday of the murder suspect of two district attorneys and one of their spouses, NBCDFW.com reports. Meanwhile, lawyers for suspect Eric Williams plan to ask a judge today for a trial delay, saying they need more time. It’s believed that new evidence surfaced during…
