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Facebook, Twitter Support Apple’s phone encryption battle with FBI

allan9 years ago02 mins

Social media giants Facebook and Twitter are siding with Apple’s fight against the FBI’s attempt to weaken encryption.

Buffalo Woman Accused of Supporting ISIS, Threatening FBI Agents on Twitter

allan9 years ago01 mins

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Buffalo woman is accused of using Twitter to make pro-ISIS statements and threaten two FBI agents. A criminal complaint says Safya Roe Yassin, 38, tweeted the names, phone numbers and cities of two FBI agents under the words, “Wanted to Kill,” the Springfield News-Leader reports. Yassin also is accused of…

Attorney: Terror Suspect Manipulated by FBI Employee Posing as Young Muslim Woman

allan9 years ago9 years ago02 mins

Ultimately, the attorney said, Abu-Rayyan fell in love with the woman who he believed was a Sunni teen.

CIA Director: ISIS Has Capability to Make And Use Chemical Weapons

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ISIS has used chemical weapons and has the ability to continue making chlorine and mustard gas, according to CIA Director John Brennan.

Military Prosecutor Agrees with Senate Report about CIA Prisoners Being Tortured

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An eye-opening Senate report on the CIA’s former interrogation practices is accurate, said the chief military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay. The Washington Post reports that the prosecutor’s statements contradict those made by former CIA officials and congressional Republicans, who have insisted the report was strewn with errors. Brig. Mark Martins made the statements…

Mysteries Remain in San Bernardino Terrorist Attack Because of Encrypted Phone

allan10 years ago02 mins

Did they get help from other terrorists? Were they planning to detonate a bomb at the Inland Regional Center where they opened fire? Were they planning other attacks?