Student sues TSA, saying he was detained for five hours over English-Arabic flashcards – Homeland Security Newswire
A Pomona College student filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging that he was abusively interrogated, handcuffed, and detained for five hours at Philadelphia International Airport in August because he carried a set of English-Arabic flashcards as part of his college language studies.
US Senate condemns hacking of Google in China – AP
A resolution approved by senators Tuesday night urges China to investigate and explain the e-mail attacks. It also describes ways that lawmakers say China restricts freedom of the press and free expression on the Internet.
Charles Krauthammer – The handling of the Christmas Day bombing suspect: the scandal grows – washingtonpost.com The Justice Department acted not just unilaterally but unaccountably. Obama’s own DNI said that Abdulmutallab should have been interrogated by the HIG, the administration’s new High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group. Perhaps you hadn’t heard the term. Well, in the very […]
An immigration protest against Sheriff Joe Arpaio was a timely reminder of an issue that while quiet at the moment, threatens to return. The protest also demonstrates the effect a few agitators can have in provoking police/crowd tension and violence. An effective crowd management and public order system would have prevented much of the confrontation.
It’s been no secret that our various cyber networks have been susceptible to attack, and public reports on this have basically been greeted by the conventional up and down head-bob followed by the expedited and innocuous statement, “Yes, this is serious.” While there is nothing wrong with those reactions and the attention is surely warranted, something has dramatically changed, and it’s screaming on headlines across the country – Google is threatening to leave China.
By Edward Alden
The TSA’s decision to begin intrusive screenings of every passenger boarding a U.S.-bound flight from so-called “countries of interest” is an ill-considered response to the failed Christmas bombing attempt, and one that will do more to discourage friends of the United States than to deter its enemies.
Never one to pass up sticking my nose in the middle of an argument I can’t resist commenting on fellow bloggers Stewart Baker’s, David Olive’s and Sam Rosenfeld’s posts. Continuing the “questions” theme, policy musing and debates, like Stewart and David’s, are necessary for oversight committees and policy staff. What we haven’t solved are the less glamorous logistical problems, the unpopular questions about risk, and the truth about what technology can or can’t do for us. These are issues that need to be solved or answered before realizing a robust security system.
I was dismayed by the Obama Administration’s claim that our security apparatus worked in terms of foiling the intended attack by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on Detroit-bound Northwest Flight 253. To quote Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, “One thing I’d like to point out is that the system worked.” No, what we have witnessed was a monumental failure of the system.
Judge Throws Out Child Porn Found By TSA – KITV.com
A federal judge in Hawaii on Tuesday threw out all the evidence against a man caught with child pornography at Hilo Airport. The judge ruled that screeners went too far in searching the man’s luggage.
DHS information-sharing initiative stalls due to privacy concerns – Nextgov A proposed Homeland Security Department information-sharing initiative faces ongoing funding challenges, due to congressional concerns over privacy. For the third year in a row, Congress as part of the Homeland Security spending bill prohibited DHS from using appropriated funds to stand up the National Immigration […]
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