Colonial Mule Skinner = Terrorist?!?
Yes, you read that right. CNN.com ran a story yesterday detailing one of the more comical anti-terror laws currently on the books. Was it protecting Americans from shoe bombers or hijackers? Not...
View ArticleAnti-Terror Posters in London: Call to Action or Fear-Based Tactics?
This news story from the BBC last week tells us about a new anti-terror ad campaign being waged in England. Posters in Manchester and London urge citizens to be suspicious and report anything they...
View ArticleLockerbie Bombing Case is Still Around?!
I suppose I’m posting this today just because it shocked me that this case is still slugging its way through the court system… Remember when Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed over Lockerbie, Scotland? If...
View ArticleFollow Up to April Post: Lockerbie Bomber to be Freed
Hey, folks. Remember back in April when I posted about the famous Lockerbie bombing case from 1988? If not, you should read the link to get a good overview of that case. The long and short if it was...
View ArticleCan technology improve airport security?
Over the holidays, hundreds of thousands of people, including this blogger, traveled by plane. One of those travelers was Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old man who attempted to ignite...
View ArticleSomething new to worry about – could your girlfriend explode?
You met her last week, and she seems nice enough. Plus she looks great. But now she’s pressuring you to take her on a trans-Atlantic flight to Europe. What about this possibility: Could your...
View ArticleHow Airport Full-Body Scanners Work – and the huge national debate around the...
There is a huge uproar right now about the new full body scanners being deployed in airports around the United States. There are people loudly claiming that the TSA is handcuffing them to chairs for...
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