CQ Homeland Securit: Interrogation Commission Proponents Unswayed by Pelosi Controversy The chief House proponent of a commission to investigate Bush administration interrogation techniques is moving ahead despite the possibility Speaker Nancy Pelosi could be embarrassed by what such a probe uncovers. Democratic backers of such a commission said Republicans have been focusing on what Pelosi […]
Congress and Waterboarding – WSJ.com Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy wants an independent investigation of Bush administration officials. House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers feels the Justice Department should investigate and prosecute anyone who violated laws against committing torture. Are these and other similarly minded Democrats willing to have Mrs. Pelosi thrown into their stew of […]
CQ Politics | SpyTalk – Ex-Spooks Investigative Firm Is Embezzled by Another, Suit Says It sounds like a sequel to “The Italian Job”: a band of ex-CIA operatives sets up a consulting firm to investigate corporate fraud — then gets ripped off in a con job by one of their own. But the facts surrounding […]
Terror suspects slip past FBI watch list – Washington Times Nearly eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the FBI’s terrorist watch list is so flawed that at least 10 people who should have been kept out of the United States were allowed to cross its borders, an internal audit released Wednesday shows. Department of […]
The Ruckus Society : Ruckus Interviewed about Response to Homeland Security Report The Department of Homeland Security released a report early this year titled, “Leftwing Extremists Likely to Increase Use of Cyber Attacks over the Coming Decade”. In it, The Ruckus Society is targeted as an “anarchist extremist” group. Below is a transcript of an interview Ruckus […]
‘Maverick’ DHS Office Issues Glossary of Domestic Extremist Groups – Presidential Politics | Political News – FOXNews.com The Department of Homeland Security is reining in a “maverick” division of the agency following criticism of a report it issued that details domestic “extremists” ranging from anti-tax movements to pro-environment groups, a DHS official told FOX News […]
Tickle The Wire » The Debate Continues: Ex-CIA Agent Robert Baer Says Torture Doesn’t Work A former CIA analyst recently attacked FBI Director Robert Mueller For saying torture doesn’t work. Well, ex-CIA agent Robert Baer apparently agrees with Mueller. We know we wouldn’t have to torture Dick Cheney to get his opinion on this.
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano is tentatively scheduled to testify before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on DHS immigration enforcement policies. Heritage has its own set of questions that should be asked of Napolitano about the Administration’s views on immigration enforcement. We will be adding new questions for Secretary Napolitano daily until the May 6, 2009 hearing—along with Heritage’s suggested response. Check out today’s question.
Last week, I argued that the new Secretary of DHS, Janet Napolitano, would need to avoid common problems that have plagued so many border projects over the past year. Long ago, it was thought that all problems had their source in one of the seven deadly sins, sloth, gluttony, lust, wrath, envy, and pride. This week, we look at gluttony, defined as an insatiable appetite, gulping down without thought or need, and the compelling desire for instant gratification.
Tickle The Wire » Ex-CIA Analyst Attacks FBI Dir. Mueller For Saying Torture Doesn’t Work Former Head of the CIA Bin Laden Unit Criticizes FBI Director Mueller For Saying Torture Doesn’t Work
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