Ignatius: CIA Is Involved with the Iran Plot, So It Must Be True!
In the face of near universal ridicule over the Iran plot, the Administration is now trying to shore up the case that this plot is "real." Many many media outlets are repeating one US official promising multiple sources corroborated the plot…
Gaps in the Iran Plot Docket to Go Along with the Gaps in the Story
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Retired Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer has some questions about the Iran plot, based partly on what his friend at DOJ said about the lack of record on the purported asassination plot at DOJ.
I did talk…
The Narratology of the Russian Scientist We're Allowed to Memorialize but Not Quote
I was meaning to write a post on this filing in the Jeffrey Sterling case, largely to point out the government is trying to prevent Sterling from arguing that everyone--particularly John Brennan--leaks.
The Court should bar the defendant from…
Project BACUS Facility at Dugway Has Both Fermentation and Weaponization Capabilities
CNN informs us this morning that a report card issued by the bipartisan WMD Terrorism Research Center, headed by former Senators Bob Graham and Jim Talent, has issued failing grades to the US in its Bio-Response Report Card (pdf). The…
The Iran "Plot": Hillary Tries to Involve the UN
Hillary Clinton has invoked a UN treaty protecting diplomats and country leaders in her effort to turn the absurd Iranian plot into an international incident.
If they were involved in a plot to kill Saudi Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir, that would…
How a Used Car Salesman's Alleged Kidnapping Plot Turned into an International Incident
Let me correct something the press has almost universally gotten wrong about the Manssor Arbabsiar plot. He was not originally sent to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the US in a spectacular bombing plot. According to the complaint, after…
FBI Accused Ivins of Hiding Material While FBI Hid Data From Public, Ivins' Attorney
A huge portion of the FBI's circumstantial case against Bruce Ivins in the Amerithrax investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks relies on the scientific analysis carried out to provide a genetic fingerprint of the anthrax spores in Ivins' RMR-1029…
The UndieBomber's 15 Minutes of Fame
Here's the entirety of the speech Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab gave after he plead guilty to the Christmas Day bombing.
10:32 a.m.
Abdulmutallab read from a statement saying he was guilty under U.S. law, but not under Islamic law, for the crimes…
Lisa Monaco Would Like to Thank the Academy
One nice touch of today's press conference rolling out the latest FBI-created plot (aside from comedy lines like "they had no regard for the rule of law" and "we will not let other countries use our soil as their battleground") is that the fairly…
The Iranian Plot: Bank Transfers of Mass Destruction
I'm sorry, but I'm having a really difficult time taking this latest terrorist plot seriously. Not just because the story is so neat, tying together all the enemies--the drug cartles and Iran--we're currently supposed to hate, but because it…
The Uber-Plot: Iran, Mexican Drug Cartels, Koch Brothers, and Republicans
This plot has it all: an informant posing as a member of a Mexican drug cartel, Iranians targeting Saudis in DC's streets, and even its own "Operation" name already.
FBI and DEA agents have disrupted a plot to commit a "significant terrorist…
Is the US Outsourcing Torture, Again?
As you may recall, one of the most explosive revelations from the Iraq War Logs released by WikiLeaks pertains to US forces ignoring Iraqi torture of other Iraqis.
The biggest headline from Friday’s Wikileaks dump (everywhere but the NYT,…
Big Kitty Cats On The Prowl & Talking Trash In Detroit Motor City
[Hi there Kitty Kat fans!! The tigers are tied with the Rangers in the 9th and the Lions coming on soon. Time to Prowl, so Trash has been moved back up to where it can be found - bmaz]
The big cats are on the prowl, and they are growling…
FBI's Lone Wolf Case Against Ivins Continues to Crumble
Back in May, McClatchy provided new information that added signficant doubt to the FBI's accusation that Bruce Ivins worked alone in the 2001 anthrax attacks. The key information McClatchy reported was that in addition to the already known…
No Wonder the Administration Didn't Want Buck McKeon's New AUMF; Marty Lederman Already Gave Them One
Glenn Greenwald has a typically provocative post on the news that Marty Lederman and David Barron wrote the authorization to kill Anwar al-Awlaki. He uses Dawn Johnsen's comments on the way secret OLC memos create secret law that undermine democracy.
Obama’s…
How Can Samir Khan Be "Collateral Damage" If OLC Memo Restricted Civilian Death?
Here's the 32nd of 33 paragraphs in a Charlie Savage story describing the state secrets-protected explanation that justifies the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki.
The memorandum did assert that other limitations on the use of force under the laws…
Yet Another "Lady Gaga" Exposure Forces DOD to Wipe Drone Control Computers
On Friday, Wired broke the news that the DOD suffered yet another breach because they continue to leave computers exposed to outside storage systems. (h/t WO) In this case, the Ground Control Stations they use to control drones got infected…
Ray Kelly Vs. Minimal Oversight
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In the AP's first report on the NYPD's CIA-on-the-Hudson, they quoted City Councilmen Peter Vallone reassuring that his private conversations with Ray Kelly were adequate oversight.
"Ray Kelly briefs me privately…
Pakistan Asks for Update On Raymond Davis Investigation; OBL Immunization Doctor Accused of Treason
On Tuesday, noting the felony charge Raymond Davis faces in Colorado over a parking lot fight, I asked what happened to the investigation the US promised regarding Davis killing two Pakistanis in Lahore earlier this year. It turns out I'm…
Why Is Thomas Perrelli Negotiating a Settlement If the Banksters Didn't Commit Fraudulent Actions?
In his press conference today, Obama said,
Well, first, on the issue of — on the issue of prosecutions on Wall Street, one of the biggest problems about the collapse of Lehman’s and the subsequent financial crisis and the whole subprime…