Islamic leaders, in their infinite wisdom, issued a Fatwa against Muslims entering the new body scanners used in airport passenger screening. A Fatwa is basically a religious order that all Muslims are expected to follow. They object to the candid body outline displayed by the machine.

The Fiqh Council of North America - a body of Islamic ( Read more... )

Many people, some who might even be reading this blog, based some part of their 2008 presidential vote on objections to President Bush's warrant-less collection of cell phone call records, location data and taps on international calls. No matter how misguided and misinformed those perceptions were, that was one of the Left's chief complaints and ( Read more... )

A rest area just north of Macon, GA - Today's USA Today carried a story about a group of well known science fiction writers who consult with the government on possible future terrorism scenarios. Check this out: Looking to prevent the next terrorist attack, the Homeland Security Department is tapping into the wild imaginations of a group of self- ( Read more... )

Louisville, KY - Yesterday was a red a letter day. I flew from Tallahassee to Louisville yesterday and did not get the strip search and anal probe at the security check point. This is the first time since Sept. 11th the TSA felt me unworthy of the "special treatment." Obviously someone screwed up here ( Read more... )