The Why Behind Air Security
August 31, 2006
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Traveling by plane in the USA, especially in the wake of the disrupted London airliner bombing plot earlier this month, looks nothing like it before the 9/11 attacks. Liquids or gels aren’t allowed in carry-ons (with a few exceptions). The rules have adapted to emerging threats (remember when nail files were forbidden?). Shoe removal is required at every airport. Air marshals have become frequent fliers, and your pilot might be armed with a gun.
The government also moved to centralize the defense of the nation with the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Its secretary, Michael Chertoff, discussed air security and other issues with USA TODAY.
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Poll: One-Third of U.S. Fears New Attack
August 31, 2006
Fear of another terrorist attack remains real for many Americans. For people who lived in the two cities struck by the terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001 _ New York and Washington _ the fears are intensely personal and vivid.
They’re nervous about public transportation, take note of suspicious people and think back often to the horrors of Sept. 11, an AP-Ipsos poll found. Well over half of New Yorkers and Washingtonians are worried their communities will be attacked again. Nationwide, a third worry they will be attacked.
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Student Charged With Posing As DHS Agent
August 31, 2006
A college student was charged with impersonating a federal agent after a routine traffic stop led police to forged law enforcement paraphernalia and a cache of weapons in his bedroom, prosecutors said Wednesday.Stephan M. Kishore’s masquerade came to an end after a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police officer stopped his minivan Monday afternoon near Kennedy Airport for changing lanes without signaling, prosecutors said.
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Feds Challenge 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists
August 31, 2006
As a response to growing /skepticism, the U.S. government is taking the unusual step of responding to conspiracy theories about 9/11.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, headquartered in Gaithersberg, Md., investigated the causes of the collapse of the twin towers. Yesterday NIST announced it had posted a “fact sheet” addressing alternative theories about the World Trade Center fires and collapse.
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Is San Francisco Suspect A Terrorist
August 29, 2006
After mowing down as many people as he could, Omeed Aziz Popal was boxed in by police and arrested. According to a video on KTVU’s website, one witness states the suspect was very peaceful after the rampage while another claims the suspect identified himself as a terrorist (this comes right at the end of the report). Police, however, say they have already ruled out the possibility that these were acts of terrorism. - From Jihad Watch
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SF Hit And Run Suspect’s Cousin Speaks Out
August 29, 2006
A woman who identified herself as his cousin said he was having recurring nightmares about someone coming to kill him and had been taking medication.
“He thought the devil was coming to him,” said Zargona Ramish, who went to the family’s home Tuesday afternoon while Popal’s relatives were speaking with police. “He is a very good person. He is not like that. What’s wrong with him?”
Sound familiar? Think back a couple of weeks to the shooting at the Seattle Community Center. Here’s a quote from the parents, “”We could not have imagined for a moment that our son would do this senseless act. This is utterly contrary to our beliefs and Islamic values”.
And more similarities to Seattle… Haq (Seattle Shooter) had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder 10 years ago and was taking several powerful medications, including lithium and Depakote.
Relatives now saying motive may possibly be a bad case of “wedding jitters“.
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1 Dead Several Injured In SF Hit And Run Spree
August 29, 2006
UPDATE: Michelle Malkin has extensive coverage and links.
As many as 14 people were injured and 1 killed this afternoon by a motorist who drove around San Francisco running them down before he was arrested, authorities said.
Seven of those injured were in critical condition, police and firefighters said.
Authorities have identified the man who was arrested as Omeed Aziz Popal, who has addresses in Ceres (Stanislaus County) and Fremont.
Four callers to the Hugh Hewitt Radio Show have confirmed that without doubt this is a Jewish neighborhood, and that one of the victims was run over in front of the Jewish Community Center in the area.
UPDATE: Police converged on the suspected hit and run driver’s home in Fremont to search for more evidence that might lead to a motive in the case. KRON 4’s Will Tran says officers posted crime scene tape outside the home while waiting for the arrival of a search warrant. Three people living in the residence were taken down to Fremont police headquarters for questioning.
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DHS Certifies BioThrax - Anthrax Vaccine
August 29, 2006
Emergent BioSolutions Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has granted the company’s application for designation and certification of BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed) as a “qualified anti-terrorism technology” under the “Support Anti- Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology Act” (SAFETY Act). BioThrax®, the only FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of anthrax infection, is the first vaccine to be granted such SAFETY Act coverage.
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Report: Britain Could Pose Terror Threat to US
August 29, 2006
Britain poses a greater threat to America’s security than Iraq, Iran or Afghanistan, two leading authorities on terrorism have claimed.
The United States government is being pressed to review its visa requirements for visitors from the UK amid claims that British Muslims are being recruited by Islamic terror groups.
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Homegrown Terror Suspects Raise Concern
August 29, 2006
Born in the USA terrorists - as well as potential ones - are stirring the government’s interest.
Worried about American citizens attacking their own country, law enforcement and intelligence officials are trying to learn how and why extremist sympathizers cross a line and become operational terrorists.
Intelligence officials now fear that homegrowns pose as much of a threat to the U.S. as foreign terrorists. State and local police are being enlisted to watch for signs from people who in the past would have never gotten a second look.
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