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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:30:28 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Foreseeable Risks of Crime and Terrorism</title><link>http://www.frac.com/blog/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:03:36 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Commentary: The Impact of Security Negligence on the Decision to try 9/11 Terrorists in Manhattan. “Deja Va All Over Again.”</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:59:06 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/blog/2009/12/10/commentary-the-impact-of-security-negligence-on-the-decision.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:428704:6037715</guid><description><![CDATA[After the death and destruction of 9/11 in lower Manhattan, litigation on liability for negligent security followed quickly in the federal courts.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6037715.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Commentary: The Lengthening Shadow of 9/11</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/blog/2009/9/12/commentary-the-lengthening-shadow-of-911.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:428704:5637028</guid><description><![CDATA[I didn’t know my father well but what I knew made me proud. I remember his visits to our little apartment in the Bronx when I was in nursery school; his visits were short but I have retained the memories of his stories of how he left his home in Russia and walked across Poland and onto Germany with his older sister, brother and brother-in-law to eventually board ship to America.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-5637028.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Revisiting the use of Private Security Contractors for Military Training and Public Protection in Active Combat Zones</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:26:09 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/blog/2007/9/27/revisiting-the-use-of-private-security-contractors-for-milit.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:428704:1280613</guid><description><![CDATA[Recent events in Iraq involving armed intervention by American security contractor has resulted in the death of an estimated twenty-eight civilians killed by employees of the American private security contractor, Black Water USA.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-1280613.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>An Airborne Attack on America: Can Our Economy Survive Another?</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:05:24 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/blog/2006/4/25/an-airborne-attack-on-america-can-our-economy-survive-another.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:428704:459426</guid><description><![CDATA[In the United States there is no shortage of potential terrorism targets to attack to cause a cataclysm.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-459426.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>“If Not Me Who, If Not Now When?” (Why America Must Manage its Seaports)</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 02:18:12 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/blog/2006/2/28/if-not-me-who-if-not-now-when-why-america-must-manage-its-seaports.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:428704:399528</guid><description><![CDATA[The Associated Press today quoted President Bush as saying: "people don’t need to worry about security;" his words were spoken in the context of the awarding of a U.S. ports management contract to a company owned by our "ally", United Arab Emirates.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-399528.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Registered Traveler Lists</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:53:20 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/blog/2006/2/7/registered-traveler-lists.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:428704:378377</guid><description><![CDATA[Some of us are of the opinion that in a free society it is generally not a good thing to have your name on a government established list. And when you have to pay annually to keep your name on the list, it adds insult to injury.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-378377.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Airport Profiling Should Be Conducted by Trained and Trusted Profilers</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:23:55 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/blog/2006/2/1/airport-profiling-should-be-conducted-by-trained-and-trusted-profilers.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:428704:371517</guid><description><![CDATA[It is not very often that government has an opportunity to quickly and efficiently respond to a critical national security need without engaging in prolonged controversy these days.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-371517.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>TSA’s Revised Prohibited Items List</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 06:27:44 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/blog/2005/12/16/tsas-revised-prohibited-items-list.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:428704:350291</guid><description><![CDATA[Earlier in the week, the Transportation Security Administration leaked the contents of its revised prohibited items list for carriage in commercial airliner cabins.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-350291.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>