Tag Archives: terrorism

BBC News – US airports still vulnerable to attacks, says lawmaker

The TSA is so effec­tive it’s ineffective.

July 13, 2011 – 8:40 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Politics, Quick Posts, Security | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off

BBC News – Jihadists use mobiles as propaganda tools

What a stu­pid arti­cle, if it was the 1980’s we would all be as iso­lated as if it was the 1980’s.

April 21, 2011 – 7:50 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Politics, Quick Posts, Security, Technology | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

The Washington Post – One tip enough to put name on watch list

Another in a long list of stu­pid over-reactions that does really noth­ing but close the door after the horse is out.

December 31, 2010 – 6:20 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Quick Posts, Security | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off

The Economist – Another WikiLeaks inkblot: American exceptionalism, American hypocrisy

This is prob­a­bly the best expla­na­tion as to why the Wik­ileaks story is so polarizing.

December 11, 2010 – 10:56 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Politics, Quick Posts, Security | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off

CNET News – Congressman wants WikiLeaks listed as terrorist org

In short every­body has a reac­tion, over­all mine is Wik­ileaks is a valu­able ser­vice, in no way is it a ter­ror­ist organization.

December 1, 2010 – 1:28 am | By Justin Yost | Posted in Copyright, Politics, Quick Posts | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

NYTimes.com – Color-Coded Terror Alerts to Be Dropped by Homeland Security

It only took the Depart­ment of Home­land Secu­rity 8 years to real­ize what a stu­pid and use­less met­ric this was.

November 30, 2010 – 1:35 am | By Justin Yost | Posted in Politics, Quick Posts, Security | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

German TV on the Failure of Full-Body Scanners – Schneier on Security

The argu­ment couldn’t be more summed up in a sin­gle sentence.

January 23, 2010 – 5:24 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Security | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off