CIA internal watchdog finds no problem with close partnership with NYPD

December 23—Washington — The CIA says its inspector general has found nothing wrong with the spy agency’s close partnership with the New York Police Department. The inspector general concluded that no laws were broken and there was no evidence the CIA was conducting domestic spying. The inspector general decided to do a preliminary investigation after…

Share Button
Read More

Bomb plot suspect’s mom apologizes to NYers; questions arise about feds’ lack of involvement

NEW YORK — The mother of a “lone wolf” accused of plotting to attack police stations and post offices with homemade bombs apologized to New Yorkers on Monday, even as questions arose about why federal authorities — who typically handle terrorism cases — declined to get involved in what city officials called a serious threat….

Share Button
Read More

A Digital Critique of a Famous Autobiography

In the biography, which reached No. 3 on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list, Professor Marable argues that the famous autobiography overstated Malcolm X’s past life of crime before joining the Nation of Islam and failed to discuss his political evolution toward political organizing after leaving the Nation. And so the multimedia project —…

Share Button
Read More

Muslim Advocacy Group Filing Complaint with Police in Vegas

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed complaint against Henderson Police Department following the arrest of seven south Californian Muslim men while praying in a parking lot in a shopping center. The arrested men were told they were behaving suspiciously. CAIR says the police have failed to differentiate between prayer and suspicious behavior. The police…

Share Button
Read More

    City Police Report Explores Homegrown Terrorism

    By AL BAKER Understanding how seemingly ordinary people become radicalized and hatch homegrown terror plots is essential for law enforcement officials in the United States and abroad to stay one step ahead, a study released yesterday by the New York Police Department concluded. The study found that unassimilated Muslims in the United…

    Share Button
    Read More