By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The New York Times’ decision to quote an anonymous source from a terrorist group about the bloody attacks last week in France was in poor taste and provided a platform for violent extremists, FBI Director James Comey said in a sharply worded letter to the Times, the newspaper reports. The…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former Secret Service Agent Daniel Bongino bashed President Obama for blaming the Secret Service on his decision to bail out on the anti-terrorism rally in Paris, the Daily Caller reports. Bongino, who has become an outspoken conservative, said the president was “acting like a petulant child” for not just admitting he…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI bulletin about ISIS encouraging attacks on law enforcement prompted the New York City Police Department to take extra steps to protect its officers, Fox News reports. “Strike their police, security and intelligence members, as well as their treacherous agents,” the video, released on Twitter by ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammad…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The terrorist attacks in Paris have prompted Homeland Security officials to ramp up security at federal buildings and airports, the USA Today reports. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the move was “precautionary.” “We have no specific, credible intelligence of an attack of the kind in Paris last week being planned…
By Newsday Editorial Board The massacre in Paris last week by homegrown French terrorists and the ensuing dragnet to find those responsible have dramatically underscored the need for unstinting vigilance to keep the United States safe. But the Department of Homeland Security will run out of money by the end of next month if additional…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com How’s this for a Catch-22? To be a linguist for the FBI, you typically need to spend a few years in a foreign country, creating ties with the residents and learning the language. But living and developing ties in some foreign countries can raise red flags within the FBI, sometimes delaying…
By Del Quentin Wilber Bloomberg Business Week WASHINGTON — Federal agent Frank Hunter grabbed a cup of coffee, sat down at his kitchen table and fired up his laptop computer to begin his daily hunt for modern-day war criminals. It didn’t take him long to come across a propaganda video posted by Islamic State. Hunter watched…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James Davis, a 25-year veteran of the FBI who headed the Denver office and served in Afghanistan and Iraq, said the brutal interrogation techniques outlined by the Senate’s torture report were appropriate to keep the U.S. safe. “In the FBI, we build relationships on a rapport with the detainees that’s built…
