by Jeff Price | Apr 8, 2010 | Aviation Security, Christmas Day Bomber, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats
Keeping in mind that the news reports are still coming in, let’s talk about what we know so far about the smokes-on-a-plane story developing at Denver International Airport. From what has been reported it appears that a Qatari man, possibly a diplomat, was...
by Jeff Price | Mar 11, 2010 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats
As reported in USAToday, we now have American citizens actively engaged in the Jihad cause. This is not completely new as we have had others, like John Walker Lindh, the so-called American Taliban, who was caught shortly after 9/11 in Afghanistan, but what is new is...
by Jeff Price | Feb 15, 2010 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats, Policies and Procedures
There are nearly 1 million State and Local Law Enforcement Officers (LEO’s) in the United States, however, under federal regulations most of them are not allowed to carry firearms on board a commercial aircraft. Federal agents are allowed to carry their firearms...
by Jeff Price | Feb 15, 2010 | Air Cargo, Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats, Passenger and Baggage Screening
USAToday recently ran a few letters to the Editor about aviation security. It’s amazing how people cannot do some simple fact-checking. I remember the days when reporters were experts and had “beats.” They knew more about the subject they covered...
by Jeff Price | Jan 13, 2010 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats, Introduction to Screening
A recent Gallup poll showed that many American’s support ethnic profiling in our airports. I do not. Here’s why. It doesn’t work. The question is often asked, should we profile? Well, not profiling is like saying “don’t breathe.” We...
by Jeff Price | Dec 29, 2009 | Aviation Security, Christmas Day Bomber, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, Existing and Emerging Threats
As more and more news reports begin to come out about this incident, along with the inevitable “what needs fixing,” stories, let’s take a look at what really needs fixing. The No-Fly and TIDE List TIDE is the Terrorist Identities Datamart...