Bigger killers out there than Ebola – Bucks County Courier Times
Bigger killers out there than EbolaBucks County Courier TimesThe emcees over at the CDC said all you've got to do is stop by an infected and non UV-ray covered spot within the few hours it lives outside a host, and if that's too much work, you can always come in direct contact with the body fluids of the …and more »
Post-9/11: Protect the freedom to warn (Michelle Malkin)
Post-9/11: Protect the freedom to warn
by Michelle Malkin
Creators Syndicate
Copyright 2014
"If you see something, say something." That's what our homeland security apparatchiks incessantly preach. But 13 years after the 9/11 attacks, the freedom to warn is in danger and vigilant whistleblowers are under fire.
Listen to Robert MacLean. He's a former Air Force nuclear weapons specialist and Border Patrol agent recruited by the government to serve as one of the first federal air marshals after 9/11.
In 2003, MacLean underwent emergency training to prepare for a new round of al-Qaida hijacking threats. Jihadists exploiting visa and screening loopholes had planned to target East Coast airliners, according to intelligence analysts. For unknown reasons, however, the Transportation Security Administration abruptly called off air marshals from duty on nonstop, long- distance flights — just two days before the anticipated hijacking.
How did they notify the air marshals? Cue the Keystone Cops. "TSA chose to send the unlabeled text message to our unsecured Nokia 3310 cellular phones instead of our $22 million encrypted smart phone system. There were no markings or secrecy restrictions on the message," MacLean recounted to Congress this week. "We all thought it was a joke given the …
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