By Allan Lengel For Sphere.com (An AOL News Site) WASHINGTON — The arrest of five D.C.-area Muslim young men in Pakistan this week may be a step toward improving the rocky relationship between the American Islamic community and the FBI. The five men, ages 19 to 25, reportedly tried to join radical jihadists and fight…
The Justice Department isn’t going to change its mind about holding a 9/11 terrorism trial in New York. So the best Republicans can do at this point is try to beat up on people like Attorney General Eric Holder. By Jake Sherman Politico WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee that…
This endless tightrope act will continue so long as these types of investigations pop up. And so far there’s no sign of these probes vanishing any time soon. The FBI is going to have to work hard on it’s relations with the Muslim community, something it has tried to work on in the post-9/11 era,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Is it petty jealousy or just honesty? Some lawyers think that small-time Denver attorney Art Folsom is in over his head representing Najibullah Zazi in the biggest terrorism case in recent times. Stephanie Simon of the Wall Street reports that Folsom has made a career out representing clients for drug possession,…
When people feel they’re not earning enough, or they simply get greedy, you’ve got a problem. There’s a problem along the Mexican border with corrupt border guards and the U.S. needs to address it in a big way. By PIERRE THOMAS ABC NEWS The Federal Bureau of Investigation worries that corrupt U.S. officials at the…
Federal authorities had hoped to wait to bust these guys once they started to look like they were actually kicking things in gear. But leaks forced them to act quicker. It will be interesting to see how this all unfolds. By Josh Meyer and Tina Susman Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Federal authorities have tied…
The color coded alerts that were meant to help Americans became almost meaningless and were the subject of many jokes. This is a good time to change this. And it’s a good thing a bipartisan task force is looking at this. This town needs more bipartisan cooperation. By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer…
It sounds like something the FBI needed to check out. But is it anything earth shattering? Who knows? Sen. Schumer described it as preventative move. By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ and KAREN ZRAICK New York Times WASHINGTON – At least two apartments in Queens were raided on Monday after they had been visited in the last week…
