A Harlem stoner who unsuccessfully tried to circumcise himself and entertained fantasies about building a pipe bomb was brought down by the NYPD with great fanfare last month; perhaps you'll recall the press conference in which NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly described 27-year-old terror suspect Jose Pimentel as a dangerous "lone wolf" brought down "before he could detonate a fully-operated bomb." Yeah, the FBI thought that was just rich. And apparently they've been trash-talking the NYPD so much that the bureau's director, Robert Mueller, had to tell them to knock it off. more ›

With the convention winding down, the coverage is turning to examine how the protests and police have coexisted these past few days. The NY Times goes through the NYPD's tools of the trade when dealing with protests, and Newsday looks at how protesters are able to inflitrate Madison Square Garden, in spite of the GOP's best efforts, like yesterday's AIDS' activists who disturbed Andy Card's speech. Standard Deviance does some down and dirty research into who exactly was the protester that was arrested during Cheney's speech. Protesters are also taking responsibility for the theft of the American flag on the Brooklyn Bridge. The ransom note of sorts on indymedia demands that Mayor Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, FBI Director Robert Mueller, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and President Bush resign in exchange for the flag. The Daily News points out "If protestors accomplished the theft, they would have to have been skilled climbers or crazy, or perhaps both." more ›