A nice analysis of the airborne terror threat then and now by Shane Harris in National Journal. The broad point to take away is the value of defense-in-depth, or layers of security that (hopefully) …
Some Considerations
Listening to snippets of the AG and President about the new CT strategy throughout the day brought to mind three things: The first is that it is nice to see that someone has finally dusted …
Secrets and the Press
Regrettably, I’ll be a few days late in town for this event, but I’ve already weighed in to some extent. The bottom line is that you can be a competent, serviceable and respected (in some quarters at …
Fear the Eavesdroppers
No, not the NSA: The first thing that came out of our mouths when we heard that Google is working on a system that listens to what's on your TV playing in the background, and then serves you …
Pesky Details
More of the NGIC WMD report, courtesy of Politics Central. …
New Forum Member Poll
If you are a GI Forum member I've got a new poll up about the potential for near term attacks in the US. If you're not a member please consider signing up and joining the fun. …
Terrorism on the Wire
Evan Kohlmann of the CT Blog steps into my wheelhouse: The United States is gradually losing the online war against terrorists. Rather than aggressively pursuing its enemies, the U.S. government has …
Politics or Prudent?
There is a big difference between politicizing intellience and pointing out that there may be precious little intelligence to politicize. Fred certainly has his views, but whatever they may be the …
Editorial Judgment
If Web readers in Britain were intrigued by the headline "Details Emerge in British Terror Case," which sat on top of The New York Times's home page much of yesterday, they would have been …
HLS: Not Serious IXX
The federal research agency in charge of countering emerging terrorist threats such as liquid explosives is so hobbled by poor leadership, weak financial management and inadequate technology that …