Interesting sub-story to the Jessica Chambers murder investigation.  Reporter Therese Apel provides information on considerable gang and criminal sweep occurring as an outcropping of the year-long murder case.

The arrests are unrelated to the Chambers case – they are as a result of information gathered during the investigation which revealed additional criminal activity in/around the Panola County area.

MISSISSIPPI – Seventeen people have been charged in north Mississippi as a part of a major operation targeting suspected gang members called “Operation Bite Back,” officials said.

FBI Special Agent in Charge Don Alway announced the offensive early Tuesday morning.

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The jury is now deliberating in the case against Officer William Porter.  Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake has activated emergency operations in anticipation of the verdict – in case of riots.  Legal observers think it could go either way depending on the emotional influence in the jury.   (Legal Insurrection has a breakdown of the closing arguments HERE)

(Via Baltimore Sun) Prosecutors said in closing arguments Monday that Officer William G. Porter‘s failure to help Freddie Gray turned a police arrest van into a “casket on wheels,” while Porter’s defense attorneys said the state’s case was based on theories and asks jurors to fill in the blanks.

While prosecutors had hinted at it during trial, Chief Deputy State’s Attorney Michael Schatzow directly accused Porter of lying about his account and suggested a “coverup.”

Defense attorney Joseph Murtha said there were high legal bars for the state to reach with its evidence in order for jurors to convict — bars they had failed to reach. (more…)

President Obama and DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson at the heart of the issue.

( WASHINGTON DC )  A secret U.S. policy that prohibits immigration officials from reviewing the social media messages of foreign citizens applying for U.S. visas was reportedly kept in place over fears of a civil liberties backlash and “bad public relations.”

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson refused in early 2014 to end the policy, even though several other officials in the organization pressed for such a policy change, ABC News reported Monday. (more…)

Two reports from Europe highlight the ongoing concerns of additional terror threats.  In the first report from Switzerland the Swiss authorities have arrested two Syrian males traveling in a vehicle containing trace explosives:

(Via AP) GENEVA — Two Syrians arrested in a vehicle containing traces of explosives have not been clearly linked to four men with suspected ties to the Islamic State group who are wanted by Swiss authorities, the Geneva prosecutor said Saturday.

The arrests of the two Syrians on Friday came amid stepped-up police patrols in Geneva. Authorities raised the security vigilance level and announced a hunt for at least four suspects allegedly linked to IS who were believed to be plotting a “specific” attack in the city.

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Might be important, maybe not…

CALIFORNIA – FOX 11 Photographer Julio Duran says “Hal, they’ve got something.” He was talking about FBI divers looking for any scrap of evidence that may have been tossed in Seccombe Lake in San Bernardino.

The FBI said Thursday it got a lead that Syed Farook and Tasheen Malik had been seen here the day they killed 14 people and injured 22 others in a massacre at the Inland Regional Center (IRC) a week ago Wednesday.

Again, we don’t know what that is. The FBI isn’t saying. But, there have been reports divers may be looking for a hard drive or some kind of electronic equipment. (more…)

This sickening story is wrong on so many levels.  First a woman is beaten, brutalized and raped by an Islamist while no-one tries to stop it.  Then, to make matters worse the Islamopologist media allow the rapist’s family to make excuses for him.

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They’ve now been ‘MISSING’ four days !!

The police and FBI would NOT be releasing their identities if this was NOT a security threat.  This release increases the likelihood there is something very sketchy afoot…

(Via AJC) The names and passport photos of two missing Afghan national air force students were released Thursday. But there’s still no sign of the two men, last seen Friday on Moody Air Force Base.

The men have been identified as Mirwais Kohistani and Shirzad Rohullah, Channel 2 Action News reported. The two are among a group of 23 from Afghanistan who have been at the base since February and both are assigned to the 81st Fighter Squadron.

But a federal investigation was launched when Kohistani and Rohullah but did not show up for work Monday, Moody said in an emailed statement. (more…)

Blue Lives Matter..

Brief comments on current events and controversies from Candidate Donald Trump who is in Milford New Hampshire meeting with the New England Police Benevolent Association:  “we need a safe great country” !!

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Consider this an open thread for discussion of all current events and aspects of the San Bernardino terrorist attack:

The latest information from various media continues to paint an increasingly sketchy network of associations.

First, according to investigative leaks to NBC News the entire operation had been planned for several years.  Both Syed and Tashfeen had been target practicing for quite some time and included discussions of the attack back in 2012:

San Bernardino terror couple Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik spent at least a year preparing for their terror attack, NBC News has learned, practicing at a local gun range and making financial plans for their family after their deaths.

And the husband may have discussed an attack as many as three years ago, law enforcement sources said Tuesday.

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