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Counterterrorism: August 2011

Counterterrorism

CIA Helped NYPD 'Mosque Crawlers' Investigate Muslim Communities

The New York Police Department, with help from the CIA, is running antiterrorism operations outside of their jurisdiction that target ethnic communities in a way the federal government can't, Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo report for the Associated Press.

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Topics: CIA, Counterterrorism, FBI, Muslim-Americans, Muslims, NYPD

Kevin Harpham

Statements Thrown Out After Miranda Not Read To White Supremacist Terror Suspect

Updated: August 17, 2011, 9:45AM

The FBI's decision not to immediately advise a suspected terrorist of his Miranda rights upon his arrest has upset a federal judge and caused prosecutors to agree not to use statements he made prior to being advised of his rights in court.

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Topics: Counterterrorism, Domestic Terrorism, Domestic Terrorist, Kevin Harpham, MLK Day Bomb

Emerson Begolly

'Nazi Jihadist' Pleads Guilty To Soliciting Extremists To Attack U.S.


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Pennsylvania 22-year-old Emerson Begolly pleaded guilty last week to soliciting others to engage in acts of terrorism and to attempting to use a firearm in an assault on FBI agents.

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Topics: Counterterrorism, DOJ, Domestic Terrorism, Emerson Begolly, Islamic Terrorism, Terrorism