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Archive for the 'Homeland Security' Category

Deterrence In The War On Terror

by @ Tuesday, March 18th, 2008. Filed under Al Qaeda, Homeland Security, War On Terror

The New York Times reports today that the United States is starting to apply an idea from the Cold War to a 21st Century conflict:
The emerging belief that terrorists may be subject to a new form of deterrence is reflected in two of the nation’s central strategy documents.
The 2002 National Security Strategy, signed by the [...]

FBI Wiretaps Cutoff Because They Weren’t Paying The Bill

by @ Thursday, January 10th, 2008. Filed under Homeland Security, In The News, War On Terror

Apparently, we can count on incompetence to prevent the rise of the police state:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Telephone companies cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureau’s repeated failures to pay phone bills on time, according to a Justice Department audit released Thursday.
The faulty bookkeeping is part of what the [...]

FBI Releases Another Report Of Unsubstantiated Terror Rumors

by @ Friday, November 9th, 2007. Filed under Homeland Security, War On Terror

The holiday season is approaching and, like clockwork, the FBI released yet another unsubstantiated warning that terrorists might attack shopping malls:
The FBI is warning that al Qaeda may be preparing a series of holiday attacks on U.S. shopping malls in Los Angeles and Chicago, according to an intelligence report distributed to law enforcement authorities across [...]

Advances In Airport Security

by @ Tuesday, July 17th, 2007. Filed under Homeland Security, In The News

Yesterday, a terminal at Miami International Airport was evacuated when a TSA screener saw something they thought was a bomb.
It turned out to be something very different:
MIAMI - The X-ray machine beeped, travelers were kicked out, and flights were delayed — all for a box that turned out to contain cremated human remains.
About 2,000 people [...]

Revised DHS Terror Alert System

by @ Thursday, July 12th, 2007. Filed under Homeland Security, War On Terror

Now that the nation’s security depends on what’s in Michael Chertoff’s stomach, Wired has helpfully revised the nation’s terror alert system:

Michael Chertoff’s Gut Terror Alert System

by @ Wednesday, July 11th, 2007. Filed under Homeland Security, War On Terror

James Joyner brings us the latest innovation from the Department of Homeland Security.
Makes more sense than what we have now.

Terror Threat Or Much Ado About Nothing

by @ Monday, July 2nd, 2007. Filed under Homeland Security, September 11th, War On Terror

Several times since 9/11, the Federal Government has issued warnings about terrorist “chatter” and indications that a major attack was in the planning stages. Without fail, these warnings have proven to be much less than meets the eye when subjected to scrutiny.
Which is why the latest report about threats of a summer of “spectacular” attacks [...]

Homeland Security Insanity

by @ Tuesday, December 12th, 2006. Filed under Homeland Security, Ohio State Buckeyes

I don’t know about you, and while he may be a threat to the Florida Gators, I’m pretty sure Troy Smith is not a threat to the country:
Troy Smith’s Heisman Trophy was shipped home because airport security would not allow the Ohio State quarterback to [...]

Misplaced Priorities

by @ Wednesday, July 12th, 2006. Filed under Homeland Security, War On Terror

If this report is accurate, the Department of Homeland Security certainly has an odd way of classifying potential terror targets:
WASHINGTON, July 11 ? It reads like a tally of terrorist targets that a child might have written: Old MacDonald?s Petting Zoo, the Amish Country Popcorn factory, the Mule Day Parade, the Sweetwater Flea Market and [...]

CTU Meets DHS

by @ Saturday, June 24th, 2006. Filed under 24, Homeland Security, Television, War On Terror

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff spoke yesterday at a Hertiage Foundation Conference titled “‘24′ and America’s Image in Fighting Terrorism“, where he made it clear that he’s no Jack Bauer.
WASHINGTON — Take it from Michael Chertoff: The Homeland Security Department is no “24.” Chertoff, the department’s secretary, said Friday he doesn’t have a [...]

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