Archive for July 5th, 2007
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Thursday, July 5th, 2007
How John Smeaton Tackled a Terrorist
John Smeaton is the heroic, Glasgow Airport baggage handler who wrested terrorist Balil Abdulla to the ground. The BBC reports that Smeaton got involved in the situation after he watched two terrorists exit their burning jeep and begin attacking a police man. The London Times is hailing Smeaton the "airport's answer to Jack Bauer, the […]
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Thursday, July 5th, 2007
TSA’s After-the-Fact Approach to Security
Last March, two Comair airline employees at Orlando International Airport in Florida were arrested after using their airport security badges to smuggle weapons and drugs onto a passenger flight headed for San Juan, Puerto Rico. The weapons and drugs amounted to 13 guns, an assault rifle and 8 pounds of marijuana transported in a carry-on […]