Oh, the tangled web of special interests!
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) disclosed possessing the most stock in L-3 Communications -- with a minimum investment of at least $500,000 and a maximum value of $1 million. The L-3 Communications stock is fully owned by his wife, Teresa Heinz, according to federal financial disclosure reports.
Kerry is by far ( Read more... )

With the growing realization that opponents to the creation of yet-another federal agency to provide "security" at airports were right all along the outrage over fighting yesterday's battles might just lead to some real improvements in both security and how we handle it at airports.

• The TSA is fighting yesterday's battles. The terrorists have ( Read more... )

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And that is what your friendly airport security scanner is watching.

One question: does this mean that anyone scanning children will be creating child pornography?

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Caught with their pants down by the attempted bombing of a plane bound for Detroit, the left and their allies in the MSM have resorted to the Big Lie defense ( Read more... )

The problem is the lack of inspections and the inability to determine whether a container has been opened in transit.
The previously undisclosed results from the study found that cargo containers can be opened secretly during shipment to add or remove items without alerting U.S. authorities, according to government documents marked "sensitive ( Read more... )

Well, how well have they been running the airports?

Not very well, if Peggy Noonan's experiences are any indication.
This week I flew to Florida and back to give a speech and got another up-close look at how well the Transportation Security Administration is running the show. And it's clear that no one jokes about TSA screeners frisking grandma ( Read more... )

Remember, if you pay taxes, you paid for this!

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government agency in charge of airport security spent nearly a half-million dollars on an awards ceremony at a lavish hotel, including $81,000 for plaques and $500 for cheese displays, according to an internal report obtained by The Associated Press ( Read more... )