Archive for November, 2007
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Saudi Terror Net: Catch and Release
On Monday, Saudi Arabia announced that it had released 1,500 Al Qaeda terrorists from prison because the terror operatives had agreed to counseling and, as a result, had renounced terrorism (at least inside the Kingdom). Today, Saudi Arabia announced that it has arrested 208 new terror suspects.
This sounds about right for Saudi Arabia.
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Dressed to Kill: Around the Globe
Female suicide bombers — considered by the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Intelligence as a U.S. aviation threat — are on the rise around the globe. Today, the U.S. military announced another incident involving a female bomber in Iraq. From Reuters:
A female suicide bomber wearing an explosives blew herself up in a city north […]
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
When Terrorists Talk in Turkey
The Sunday Times of London has an original piece on terrorist Louai al-Sakka, a 34-year-old Syrian native currently in prison in Turkey. Before he starting talking from his Turkish jail cell, Al-Sakka had been virtually unknown by democratic governments and intelligence analysts. Now, not only does Al-Sakka claim to be a top Al Qaeda operative, […]
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
Dressed to Kill: Here Comes the Bride
The Iraqi Defense Ministry released today this photograph of wanted terror suspects Abbas al-Dobbi (groom) and Haider al-Bahadli ("bride"). The two men were caught at a military checkpoint 12 miles north of Baghdad — posing as newlyweds.
What does this have to do with aviation security? As I reported in October, more than your average […]
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Congressional Delegates Get New Luxury Jets
If you've been wondering why Congress has been playing catch and release with bad apples at the TSA, maybe this explains a few things. Aviation Week reports that some are "More Equal Than Others." This refers to the new, $70-million dollar luxury jets that Congressional delegates will get to use — beginning today and at […]
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
PJM: “Terror on the Tarmac”
Are you one of the 27 million people traveling by airplane this Thanksgiving? Please read my piece "Terror on the Tarmac" today at Pajamas Media (PJM) and ask yourself what you would do if this happened to you?
If the FBI wants the support of the American people when it comes to fighting terror in […]
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Thursday, November 15th, 2007
GAO: Bomb Parts Cleared For Boarding
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress's oversight arm, released a report yesterday telling the public what they already know: TSA's bomb detection programs are all for show. Undercover agents posing as suicide bombers got through security with bomb components in 19 out of 19 airports tested. The Washington Post has some of the better commentary […]
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Britain’s Air Terror Crackdown
The British government has announced plans to ask all airline passengers — those entering and leaving England — the following 53 questions as part of an "e-border" system to monitor and track who's in the country. "Anybody about whom the authorities are dubious can be turned away when they arrive at the airport or station […]