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Giuliani’s Kerik Non-Problem
Rudy recommended “America’s Cop” for the top job when the Department of Homeland Security first opened shop. Bush nominated him, but Berni...

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How Easy Is It to Outsmart the TSA?
Evidently, pretty easy -- at least in Memphis. Read how a guy gets salad dressing taken away, guy then retrieves same from trash barrel. Via Schneier on Security. TrackBack (0) ...

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Update on the Illegal Immigration Battle
Democrats vow to fight increased fees for visas and naturalized citizenship, insisting that taxpayers should pick up the bill for immigrants rather than impose ...

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Congressional Pardon for Border Patrol Agents
US Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean were prosecuted by our government, convicted and sentenced to 11- and 12-year prison terms, respectively. Their crime was aggressively protecting our borders by shoo...

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The Police State Canard
Richardson Lynn, the Dean of the John Marshall Law School, takes Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to task for saying that...

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About That Port Security…
A reporter from the Seattle Times rides along, undetected, in and out of the supposedly secure areas of ports in both Seattle and Long...

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Learning From Israel
I stumbled across this local story which is both heartening and depressing at the same time. Local police officers have been training...

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Oh, Canada!
Sobering email from a reader in Montreal responding to my post this morning on border security and Canada's passivity toward Islamic radica...

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Northern Exposure: Why the Border With Canada Is More of A National Security Threat
The Houston Chronicle reports on border security - with Canada: Only one terrorist has been caught crossing the U.S. border with ...

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Reason 3,223 To Support The Patriot Act
Jerry Markon and Timothy Dwyer in today's Washington Post: Agent Harry Samit told jurors at Moussaoui's death penalty trial that h...

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Friedman on Dubai
Tom Friedman (Times $elect) does not mince words this morning: When it came to the Dubai ports issue, the facts never really had a c...

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