Another loser from PolitiFact: Joe Biden accurately citing accurate crime stats = ‘Mostly True’
If you didn't already think that PolitiFact was a joke, their latest "fact check" ought to seal it. Their target is a speech Joe Biden made last week:
We were intrigued by comments Biden made in Flint, Mich., on Oct. 12, 2011:
"In 2008, when Flint had...
FBI says no more anti-Muslim training, but the problem runs deep
At the end of last week, the FBI made clear that they had ended their anti-Muslim training program, saying "that the agency did host one training session six months ago that described Muslims as more likely to be violent as they increased in devotion...
FBI says it pulled anti-Muslim training materials
WIRED's Spencer Ackerman broke a story yesterday on the anti-Muslim training materials the FBI used to train intelligence units. According to the FBI, the agency has pulled the training.
The FBI on Thursday said it had stopped a training session that...
FBI trains agents with ineffective, anti-Muslim materials
This should have ended under Attorney General Eric Holder's watch. WIRED's Spencer Ackerman:
The FBI is teaching its counterterrorism agents that “main stream” [sic] American Muslims are likely to be terrorist sympathizers; that the Prophet Mohamme...
Associated Press documents secret department New York officials say doesn’t exist
The Associated Press continues their excellent investigative report on the CIA/NYPD intelligence gathering unit that has targeted Muslim communities in the northeast, outside of the law. The most recent story by reporters Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman...
CIA and NYPD create mini domestic CIA to investigate Muslim communities
The Associated Press runs a chilling investigative article today on what can only be described as a rogue operation in which the CIA and New York Police Department work together—outside of the legal jurisdictions of either agency—to "combat" terr...
Pro-Choice Extremist Reportedly Arrested by FBI for Threats to Pro-Life Activists
Filed under: Religion, Abortion, Crime, Disputations, Conservatives, LiberalsA harsh critic of the anti-abortion movement, Ted Shulman was being held without bond at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, pro-lifers said. Permalink...
Suspected Terror Plotter’s Targets Included Home of George W. Bush
Filed under: TerrorKhalid Ali-M Aldawsari, who attended community college near Lubbock, was arrested and charged with attempting to build and use a weapon of mass destruction. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs |&...
California man arrested for threats on Rep. McDermott, others
A California man who has been accused of threatening Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) and other political figures was arrested Wednesday and charged federal court.
Charles Turner Habermann -- a 32-year-old Palm Springs, Calif., resident with a $3 million trust fund -- was arrested Wednesday morning on allegations that he made threatening phone...
FBI Thwarts Planned Portland Bombing at Christmas-Tree Lighting
The suspect allegedly told FBI undercover agents that he wanted everyone to leave the event either dead or injured. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
FBI operation nabs teen who hoped to bomb tree lighting ceremony
FBI thwarts terrorist bombing attempt at Portland holiday tree lighting, authorities say
The FBI thwarted an attempted terrorist bombing in Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square before the city's annual tree-lighting Friday night, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Oregon.
A Corvallis man, thinking he was going to ignite...
FBI: Hate Crimes and Anti-Religious Offenses Declined in 2009
Filed under: Religion, Crime, Race Issues, Disputations, Hate Crimes, Economy, IslamAnti-Jewish incidents were far more prevalent than attacks on Islam in 2009 in the United States. But some wonder if the supercharged atmosphere of 2010, including the ...
