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Several women who flew through Dallas/Fort Worth's airport have filed complaints against the TSA claiming that officials asked them to walk through the body scanners multiple times. Why would female agents do such a thing? So the male agents viewing the scans could get a better look at their bodies. Ew. More »
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Lebanese terrorist organization and sometimes political party Hezbollah used the purchase of used cars in America to traffic money between West Africa, the United States, Canada and Lebanon, according to a suit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. As much as $480 million was transferred in the scheme, going back to 2007. Here's how it worked. More »
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If the past months have taught us anything, it's that there is no one right way to protest injustice. Conversely, however, there are a myriad of wrong ways to go about it, and Daniel Whitaker of Indianapolis seems to have honed in with remarkable acuity upon one of them. More »
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The U.S. government revealed Tuesday it had stopped a plot by an Iranian agent to assassinate Saudi Arabia's U.S. ambassador. The suspected mastermind? A failed Texas used-car dealer who dubbed his mission "Chevrolet." More »
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New York City is serious about anti-terrorism efforts. It has to be. But did you know that the NYPD has its own anti-aircraft missiles? Commissioner Ray Kelly told 60 minutes last night that his counter-terrorism unit could take out an aircraft if it had to. More »
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Remember the various reports of "suspicious activity" on planes on the anniversary of 9/11? Here's the story of one of the people who was detained—apparently for being half-Arab and sitting next to two Indian men who got up to use the bathroom in succession. Very suspicious! More »
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Federal officials are currently investigating a potential car bomb plot that Al Qaeda has planned for this weekend, the anniversary of 9/11. The car bomb plot is "credible" but not confirmed and is supposed to target bridges and tunnels. More »
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Clueless New Yorkers today mistook a lightly camouflaged BMW X3 prototype — carelessly left running in front of the Museum of Natural History by a BMW executive — for a car bomb and promptly shut down parts of the city. More »
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This weekend's attempted Times Square bombing reminded us of the dangers of "the workhorse of urban terrorism" — the car bomb. Mike Davis gave TomDispatch this history of the first modern car bomb, mere miles from Times Square. —Ed. More »
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New security rules put in place by Homeland Security after this weekend's attempted underwear bombing of an Amsterdam-Detroit Delta flight have leaked below. Basically, this guy'll enjoy pretending to be an airplane more than he will actually flying in one. More »
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Not all Mercuries are forgotten! When psycho terrorist scrote Timothy McVeigh made his getaway from the site of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, what was he driving when he got popped for lack of license plates? A 1977 Mercury Marquis, a choice that would have caused irreparable harm to Mercury's image... that is, if Mercury actually had an image. Maybe that's the one advantage of being the invisible badge-engineered division. – Murilee Martin More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=246989&view=rss&microfeed=true This episode of "Brits Do The Darndest Things!" begs the question, "Do those pop-up security poles, when erect, really stop terrorist bomb-trucks?" Let's find out. More »
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Normally when a traffic stop in Detroit merits federal involvement, its the Justice Department getting on the City of Detroit 5-0 over potential indiscretions or some kind of attempt at a claim of mis- management. But hey, maybe the City's cleaned up its act after the Super Bowl and All Star Game turned the worlds eye with a laser-like focus on the City — because today, the FBI's getting involved because the Detroit City Police have actually done something positive for a change, pulling over a older-model Lincoln at 3 AM today after he ran a red light on Woodward Avenue south of West Chicago Blvd. Spokespo-po James "no relation to Terry" Tate confirmed the Detroit police had contacted the FBI for assistance after the motorist was found carrying maps and five out-of-state license plates and driver's licenses in his vehicle. Of course, he could have just been a collector of license plates and been carrying ID's for his buddies at the bar — but whatever — Detroit Police, 1. Terrorists, 0. More »
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The terror-types apparently like our cars a bit too much. Vehicles stolen in the US have been discovered in both bomb factories and at sites of car-bomb explosions in the Middle East. Who has the most to worry about? Southern Californians, Texans and Washington-staters, as the cars tend to be shipped out of LA (San Pedro!), Houston (a source of much heartbreak for us) and Seattle, (a site of peripheral Houston-related heartbreak). More »
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AutoWeek explains the US policy of treating bad drivers in Iraq as potential terrorists, and ramming their cars for such offenses as stopping in an intersection and making a U-turn. Of course, telling sunday drivers from sunni insurgents isn't easy, making a zero-tolerance policy the most expedient course of action. It's not a strategy that'll win the hearts and minds of motorists, especially those who get clipped in the name of self-protection. But, as one tenet of antiterrorist driving school goes, position is key. More »
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