The Obama administration has announced that citizens of 14 selected countries—as well as travelers whose itineraries have taken them through any of these countries—will be subjected to enhanced scrutiny before they board planes to the United States, including full-body pat-downs. The countries comprise four “state sponsors of terrorism” (Cuba, Iran, Sudan, and Syria) and 10 [...]
Tunku Varadarajan: End Political Correctness on Terror – The Daily Beast
January 6, 2010 By 1 Comment
U.S. tightens international air security – POLITICO.com
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All travelers flying into the U.S. from foreign countries will receive tightened random screening, and 100 percent of passengers from 14 terrorism-prone countries will be patted down and have their carry-ons searched, the Obama administration notified airlines on Sunday.The more stringent Transportation Security Administration rules, to take effect at midnight, follow the attempted Christmas Day [...]
Dying for Diversity: The State Department Visa Lottery
In the wake of the Ft. Hood shootings, Army Chief of Staff General George Casey took justified heat from commentators like David Horowitz and Ralph Peters (and yours truly) for his mind-boggling statement:
CASEY: As horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think that’s worse.
Now, as Special Report’s Bret Baier pointed [...]
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