CA Airport : Passenger bag tests positive for explosives?

Authorities shut down a California airport and detained a passenger after his bag  tested positive for explosives.   The passenger insisted that the container was holding honey,  but a powerful...

TSA high airport security has ACLU up in arms

The Civil Liberties group has asserted that stringent airport measures in the wake of a Nigerian's attempt to blow up a US airliner are unconstitutional and ineffective.  Pat -downs and full body scans are no...

Newark Liberty Intl Airport terminal in lockdown

A possible security breach at  Newark Liberty International Airport temporarily halted flights out of Terminal C tonight, officials have said.   The TSA ordered a  stopping of screening of...

CIA accuses Obama of double standard in Flight 253 bombing

The CIA,  cited by President Barack Obama as being "tested as never before"  has accused him of holding a double-standard regarding the Intelligence agency.  See also this Now Public story by...

Terror suspect was not on watch list ; no evidence backed claims

Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab was in the US terror list data base;  he was not on the 'watch list',  officials have confirmed.  The 23 year old Nigerian who attempted to detonate explosives on Delta...

Inbound Flights to US: New Airport Security Rules and Delays

New airport security rules are again in effect after the failed terror attack on Northwest Flight 253. The tightened airport security rules apply especially to inbound flights to the US, like flight 253, which departed from Amsterdam to Detroit. At least for the time being,...

Flight 253 PETN Bomb Scare: List Of New Travel Restrictions

In the wake of Flight 253 terror scare that shook the United States on Christmas Day when 23-year-old Nigerian terrorist suspect Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab tried to light up a potentially deadly PETN bomb aboard...

SIG Sauer: Air Marshals to Carry Sig Sauer P250 Compact Pistol

Sig Sauer has announced a contract to equip air marshals with its .357 Sig Sauer P250 Compact pistol. The Sig Sauer P250 is small and powerful, and SIG is proud enough of the new contract to issue a TSA-approved...

Leaked TSA Documents Uncovered By Blogger, Investigation Launched

U.S. Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, is conducting an internal investigation after a blogger uncovered the existence of documents containing sensitive security information that were mistakenly...

TSA Secure Flight: Southwest Airlines Ask for Personal Info

Southwest Airlines is introducing Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Secure Flight program. Southwest frequent flyers are asked to provide full name (matching government-issued photo ID), date of birth, gender, and TSA-issued Redress Number if applicable. The...

CNN Ridicules Airline Passenger For Standing Up For His Rights

Is the mainstream media so out of touch that anyone defending their legal rights is now open to ridicule?Recently a Ron Paul supporter dared to politely ask airport TSA officials if he was required by law to...

Ron Paul Official Detained at St. Louis Airport

Today, I came across news of a disturbing incident that took place March 29. It involved Steve Bierfeldt, director of development for Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty organization, and Transportation Security...

2D Barcode Boarding Symbology Tested By The TSA :: Symblogogy

" One's next set of secure ID documents … discarded! Image Credit: upgradetravelbetter.com2D Barcode Boarding Symbology Tested By The TSAAn automatic identification barcode symbology...

Fliers Complain About X-Rated Security Screenings: TSA Agents Forced Woman To...

"For arguing with a TSA agent, Robin Kassner wound up being slammed to the floor. She's filed a lawsuit. "I kept begging them over and over again get off of me ... and they wouldn't stop," Kassner said. And it...

Too Many Gadgets can make your Vacation a Disaster

Our electronic age has made many of us so dependent on gadgets that we may have withdraw symptoms if we don't take the laptop, cellphone, Blackberry, MP3 Player, GPS among other things when we travel.  One...

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