A flight on the 9/11 anniversary ended in handcuffs and a strip search for housewife, as well as a strip search of an Arab-Jewish blogger and two other passengers. No charges were filed against Hebshi, a self-described “half-Arab, half-Jewish housewife living in suburban Ohio,” or the two men sitting next to her, who were flying […]
Remembering 911 in the Chicago Area
I found a wonderful story posted by the Chicago Tribune – Chicagoland – and wanted to share it with our readers: By Becky Schlikerman, Ashley Rueff and Jennifer Delgado, Tribune reporters 6:49 a.m. CDT, September 12, 2011 As sirens near and far sounded in unison and enveloped the otherwise silent park, Marta Ortiz clutched an […]
IARPA seeking photo/video tracking technology
Osama bin Laden regularly taunted America with propaganda photos and videos, leaving us to wonder where in the world was he? Now, U.S. spy agencies are seeking technology that analyzes and quickly identifies where such imagery was made. Currently, human intelligence analysts pore over propaganda imagery to tease out clues from things such as the […]
Boston Airport Tests New Behavior Detection Program
A new level of security imposed by the TSA at the Boston Logan International Airport will be enforced Tuesday. Behavior Detection officers (BDOs) will ask a few questions and look for anomalies in every traveler passing through Logan’s Terminal A, TSA spokesperson Greg Soule told msnbc.com. “Officers are trained to look for specific behaviors that […]
Norwegian Security Competency Doubted
Last Friday when gunman/bomber, Anders Behring Breivik, launched his attack in Oslo, Norway, the island received a slow response from the police. Breivik assumed the police would have detained him much earlier, but since they didn’t, he went on shooting more victims. It took police more than 90 minutes to reach the gunman, who by […]
