The End of FBI’s Terror Trade-Off?
The Bush administration made a choice in the wake of 9/11. The FBI needed to dramatically increase its counterterrorism capabilities. To … more…
Did Lehman Bros. Lie to Investors?
We’ve written before -- somewhat skeptically -- about the FBI's apparent investigations into Lehman Brothers, AIG and other once-high- … more…
Feds Probing AIG for Concealing Losses
Yesterday, we noted that the FBI’s (leaked) announcement that it was investigating four of the financial titans at the center of the … more…
The FBI Is on the Case, OK?
It’s the sort of leak that quickly becomes indistinguishable from a press release. The FBI is probing four of the stricken companies a … more…
Coming This Week
9:30 a.m. -- The House Budget Committee convenes a hearing on "Iraq's Budget Surplus." (Iraq has tens of billions o … more…
Questions Linger in Ivins Anthrax Investigation
Attention has largely faded from Bruce Ivins and the anthrax investigation. But that doesn't mean the case is closed. In fact, according … more…
Hamdan’s FBI Interrogator Warned Against Gitmo Trial
Last week, a jury in Guantanamo Bay convicted Salim Hamdan of a war crime. But according to a new book, the government might have turned … more…
Ivins Troubled But FBI Docs Fall Short
From the government's airing of its case yesterday, it's clear that Bruce Ivins was a deeply troubled man. "I get incredible paranoid, … more…
Ivins Told Ethics Officer About Anthrax Clean-up
When the Los Angeles Times first broke the story that the government had been "about to file charges" in the anthrax case, it pointed … more…
Mystery of Different Anthrax Attacks Solved?
One enduring mystery of the anthrax attacks is that there were actually two sets of attacks -- with two very different qualities of ant … more…
Anthrax Suspect’s Defenders Warn Against Rush to Judgment
As you probably know by now, this morning's Los Angeles Times reported that the government believes it has finally cornered the culprit … more…
Justice Dept. Spreads Wide Net With Mortgage-Related Prosecutions
Nearly everyone agrees that something went very wrong with the mortgage industry. Mortgage lenders made extremely risky loans. Wall Stre … more…
Talking With Jane Mayer
As much as any other reporter, The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer has helped expose the post-9/11 system of detention, rendition and abuse of ‘ … more…
ACLU: Million on Terrorist Watch List
There won’t be any balloons dropping from the ceiling to mark this milestone. And if there are any bells and whistles, it will only be f … more…
Turns out, FBI HQ Is Secure For Classified Intel
Earlier this week we noted news of a Senate report that seemed to suggest that the FBI's headquarters was not up to spec for handling cl … more…
FBI HQ Not Secure for Classified Intel
The FBI has long been criticized as a kind of technological trouble child. Its attempt to upgrade a key computer system has been a cos … more…
21 Legislators from 109th Congress Investigated for Corruption
Eighteen months into the 110th Congress, federal investigators are still taking a hard look at the 109th, adding to the incredible tally … more…
November 20, 2008
Prosecutor: No Sign Pakistani Suspect Was Abducted, Tortured Larry Neumeister, AP, November 20, 2008
NY Police Fight With U.S. on Surveillance David Johnston and William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, November 20, 2008
November 19, 2008
Decorated U.S. Agent Arrrested on Drug Charges Devlin Barrett and Eileen Sullivan, AP, November 19, 2008
November 18, 2008
FBI Investigates Hawaii Foreclosure Scam Peter Boylan, Honolulu Advertiser, November 18, 2008
Fears Over Backlog at Terrorist DNA Database Stephen Fidler, Financial Times, November 18, 2008
Terror Suspect Aafia Siddiqui Unfit for Trial Jason Ryan, ABC News, November 18, 2008
