By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com NPR has some new coverage of the anti-Muslim bias in FBI training. The radio station has obtained real-time emails from agents in the controversial Quantico training session which indicate that some agents, distressed by what they were being taught, complained to superiors and sought council from experts. “Generally, Mohammed was portrayed…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It may not be so easy to get off the terrorist watch list, the New York Times has found. The paper reported that the FBI is allowed to include people on the list who have been acquitted of terrorism related crimes or the crimes have been dismissed. The discovery comes after…
http://youtu.be/Bylhlx6jrKU OTHER STORIES OF INTEREST Rebel Flag Still Flying in Black S.C. Neighborhood (AP) Cops Object to LA Times Probe Into Pensions (Courthouse News Service) House Judiciary Chair Questions Dual Role of Acting ATF Director (Main Justice) More Ammunition to Criticize NYPD Counterterrorism Force (Spy Talk) Judge in Cash for Kids Scheme Gets 17.5 Years…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A decade later and it appears that al-Qaeda members are still trying to turn airplanes into deadly weapons. “Al-Qaida has been obsessed with airplanes, they continue to be obsessed with airplanes,” said Robert Grant, head of the Chicago FBI., according to the Chicago Sun-Times. “They want to use airplanes to kill…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Pennsylvania man who bit two FBI agents earlier this year, and tried to promote terror attacks online, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Pittsburgh, the Associated Press reported. Emerson Begolly, 22, pleaded guilty to using the Internet to promote terror attacks against American military and civilian targets. He posted…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI has named two new special agents in charge: David J. Johnson for Utah and Gregory A. Fowler for Portland, Ore. Since 2009, Johnson, who has a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh, has been the chief of the Violent Crimes Section in the Criminal Investigative Division at headquarters….
By The New York Times Editorial Page Republicans and Democrats are championing bills to further militarize the prosecution of terrorists, beyond anything even President George W. Bush proposed. They want Americans to believe the legislation will keep the country safer. In fact, these bills could end up tying the hands of F.B.I. agents and other…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III began the process on Wednesday of getting a two- year extension when he appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Committee is considering a bill that would extend his stay two years beyond the 10-year term, which expires in September. Currently legislation limits the term…
