A couple of weeks ago, I blogged my criticism of a Washington Post editorial in favor of the new random bag search policy on the D.C. subways. It was deriding the fine folks at Flex Your Rights for encouraging people to refuse the searches, and I argued the importance of privacy rights. There's another issue I didn't address, which is that subway searches are pointless. … [Read more...] about More On Subway Searches
Terrorism
More On the Marathon Problems
The story of yesterday's marathon meltdown is taking shape. Runners continue to report water shortages along the way, but marathon officials insist there was plenty of water to be had. Friend-of-the-blog John Ruberry ran in the race (and finished it), and he reported no problems getting water. On the other hand, I was in Chinatown briefly in a largely unsuccessful attempt to … [Read more...] about More On the Marathon Problems
A Preview of Terrorism
Did you ever wonder if your city was really prepared to handle a major terrorist attack? Here in Chicago, which is in the running for the 2016 Olympics, we may have just found out the answer. No, we didn't have a terrorist attack. We had the 2007 Chicago Marathon on the hottest day ever in race history. According to reports, about 35,000 people started the … [Read more...] about A Preview of Terrorism
Tremors of Terrors
I'm not sure what to make of this latest busted terrorist plot in Germany: BERLIN - Three suspected Islamic terrorists from an al-Qaida-influenced group nursing "profound hatred of U.S. citizens" were arrested on suspicious of plotting imminent, massive bomb attacks on U.S. facilities in Germany, prosecutors said Wednesday. ... Sudwestfunk televison, citing unnamed security … [Read more...] about Tremors of Terrors
A Useful Theory About Al Queda
Gateway Pundit links to a story in which the Saudi Arabian government is blaming the bombing of the Shiite Golden Mosque in Samarra on...wait for it...Jews. This sounds like an opportunity to me. Al Qaeda operatives have already taken credit for both bombings of the mosque, and many Moslems believe that 9/11—also an Al Qaeda operation—was a Jewish scheme to get … [Read more...] about A Useful Theory About Al Queda