Terrorist Bombings Transcend Hotel Security
The day after the suicide bombings at three American based hotels in Amman, Jordan, the topics under discussion in America, home to three of the so far fifty-seven reported killed with twice that numbered injured, is what information did the authorities have of suspected attacks of this kind at these venues?
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Are Some Passengers Safer Than Others?
As the TSA reconsiders its screening policies, is it putting our airlines at unnecessary risk?
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Training America To Stop Terrorism
Americans can learn how to prevent terrorist attacks by being trained to recognize the warning signs.
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A New Form of Homegrown Terrorism
The plan to strip-search air travelers will invade our privacy without adding to our security.
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Our Security is in Our Hands
We can minimize the risks of terrorism or crime by simply taking reasonable precautions.
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Keep Your Eye on the TSA
The inevitable dismantling of the Transportation Security Administration must be done with care.
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When an Airport is Your Neighbor
With airports and communities located side-by-side, more care must be taken to avoid accidents.
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Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?
Are passengers being fined unfairly when they bring "dangerous" objects to airports?
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An Inside Examination of Airport Security
When trying to keep weapons off our airliners, are we looking for answers in the wrong places?
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Abuse of Government Power
When dealing with the traveling public, audacity and ineptitude can equal immorality.
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The Last Resort for Losers
Allowing impermissible violence creates foreseeable risk of injury to both players and spectators.
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Travel Safety: An Educated Traveler Is the Travel Industry's Best Friend
I have learned that, the more travelers know about safety and security hazards, the greater the likelihood that some answers will be found. I cannot distinguish between the terror a passenger feels in an airplane falling from the sky, from that of a young female tourist in an urban hotel room, forced to commit sodomy by an assailant holding a knife to her throat.
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The Responsible Use Of Terrorism Intelligence
Information about possible attacks is important even if the intelligence was received years ago.
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Focus on the Human Factor
The TSA needs to prove itself by concentrating on important issues, such as the qualifications of its employees.
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Profiling as a Spectator Sport
Profiling can work to help weed out terrorists -- if it's implemented properly.
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Staying Focused on Security
Recommendations for better security policies have been made. Why haven't they been implemented?
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Airport Security: From Dysfunctional to Degrading
Passenger harassment and ineffective restrictions do not make airlines safer.
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What Has Lockerbee Taught Us?
The recent arrest of a would-be terrorist underlines the question: Why haven't things improved?
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The Case For Screening Airport Workers
Screening passengers is not enough to keep our airports safe. Airport workers can also be security risks.
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Airport Security: A Promise Unfulfilled
Are American travelers being provided the security that they were promised after 9/11?
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