December 2009
What’s the Difference Between Ted Kennedy and the Suspected Nigerian Terrorist?
By Allan Lengel For Sphere.com (A New AOL News site) WASHINGTON — Five times in 2004, airport security tried blocking Sen. Ted Kennedy from boarding a plane because his name was on a terror watch list. Fast forward to Christmas Day 2009: Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab waltzed onto an international Northwest flight in Amsterdam, underwear…
The Christmas Day Flight Isn’t the Only Thing to Raise Red Flags: Things Happen Daily at U.S. Airports
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The attempted bombing aboard a Detroit bound plane on Christmas Day wasn’t the only incident that has raised red flags of late at U.S. airports. In fact, everyday the Transportation Security Administration deals with people trying to get guns past checkpoints or board planes with fraudulent travel documents. In…
Law Enforcement Source Says Authorities Not Aware of Any “Terrorist Chatter” Pointing to New Year’s Eve Disruption in the Big Apple
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A law enforcement source said Thursday morning that “we’re not aware of any terrorist chatter” around the world hinting of any disruption on New Year’s Eve in the Big Apple where hundreds of thousands of revelers will gather in Times Square to watch the traditional dropping of the Waterford crystal ball…
Feds Obtain Passengers’ Videos of Bomber’s Northwest Flight
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –In this tech savvy world of ours it’s not unusual to find a video of a public event worth noting. The Detroit News reported that federal authorities have “obtained at least two videos taken by passengers” aboard the now infamous Christmas day flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. The bombing suspect…
Mexican Cartels Operating in 230 U.S. Cities, Justice Dept. Says
The evidence keeps mounting that the war on the Mexican drug cartels is every bit the United State’s war as well. The cartels have sunk their tentacles into major cities around the U.S. like Chicago. In fact, the Post reports that the Justice Dept. has found that Mexican cartels are operating in 230 U.S. cities….
NYPD Commissioner Kelly Says Security for 9/11 Trial Going to Cost Far More Than Expected
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — No matter the cost, one thing is certain: It ain’t going to be cheap. The Associated Press is reporting that New York police commissioner Raymond Kelly says the cost of providing security for the upcoming federal trial of five Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack suspects will far exceed the…