Debate on post-9/11 travel — Our view: ‘Flying imams’ settlement carries costs for air safety – Opinion – USATODAY.com

Posted by Matt in October 26th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Islam, Acting, Air Safety, Airline, Attorneys, Bias, Civil Rights, Law Enforcement Officials, Minneapolis St Paul, Minneapolis St Paul Airport, Muslim Clerics, Religious Leaders, Safety Debate, Suspicions, Term Interests, Travel, Us Airways, Us Airways Flight

Payouts could chill crews from acting on reasonable suspicions.
When six Muslim clerics were removed from a US Airways flight in 2006 because their behavior raised suspicions, the imams and their attorneys rushed to complain of anti-Muslim bias and ethnic profiling.
The inevitable lawsuit soon followed. The religious leaders, who were questioned for a few hours before [...]

Israeli military strike more likely after Iran misses nuclear deadline – Telegraph

Posted by Matt in October 23rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Free Iran, International Goal, Iran Nuclear, Israeli Government, Israeli Military, Military Strike, Suspicions, Telegraph

Its announcement on Friday will raise suspicions it just wants to bog down the limited deal on offer in further delay and, although more talks are likely, attention will turn east.
Given that Israeli government has made a nuclear-free Iran its prime international goal, a military strike to try to achieve that is now correspondingly more [...]

Avian flu in southern China

Posted by Matt in July 3rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Disease, 1 Billion, Avian Flu, Avian Influenza, Booths, Caution, Chickens, Flu, Hk, Hong Kong, Influenza, Locals, Misery, Southern China, Suspicions

The government’s caution arouses suspicions about what it knows
ALMOST as long as it has had people, Hong Kong has had booths selling squawking live chickens. They are treasured by locals who spurn frozen meat, finding it tasteless. But after the latest in a series of outbreaks of avian influenza, the government has offered HK$1 billion [...]

U.N. Nuclear Inspectors to Visit Syria

Posted by Matt in June 2nd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Syria, Albright, American Intelligence, Building Material, Chemical Traces, Focus, Foundations, Graphite, Intelligence Agencies, Interviews, Piping, Reactor, Suspicions, Syria, Syrians, Vienna

At the Euphrates site, Mr. Albright said, the agency’s inspectors should look for evidence like special piping, old foundations and chemical traces of graphite, a basic reactor building material.
“If the Syrians think that a quick visit and some interviews” will clear up the nuclear suspicions, he said, “they’re sadly mistaken.”
The senior official in Vienna said [...]

Ecuador Targets a U.S. Air Base

Posted by Matt in May 14th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Americas, Colombian Guerrillas, Colombian Military, Ecuador, Ecuadorian President, Freddy, Incursion, Intelligence Agencies, Latin American, Manta, Manta Air Base, Manta Ecuador, March 1, Pacific Coast, President Rafael Correa, Quito, Rafael Correa, S Pacific, Security Expert, Social Sciences Faculty, South American Nation, Suspicions, U S Air, U S Air Force

When the Colombian military made its controversial incursion into neighboring Ecuador two months ago, it may well have removed more than just a camp full of leftist Colombian guerrillas. The raid may wind up taking out a $70 million U.S. Air Force base as well. On Monday, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said he’s “convinced” the [...]

New Russian president faces knotty challenges worldwide

Posted by Matt in May 3rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, Aggression, Czech-Republic, Democracy And Human Rights, Dmitry Medvedev, Eminence, kremlin, Missile Defenses, Missiles, NATO, New President, Nuclear Balance, Nuclear Strike, Poland, Russia, Russian President, Southern Borders, Superpowers, Suspicions, Tensions, Vortex

Russia’s new president, Dmitry Medvedev, is stepping into the vortex of the superpowers’ race for global pre-eminence. Here are some of the challenges he faces.
NATO AND MISSILES
NATO’s readiness to give Georgia and Ukraine eventual membership has exacerbated Kremlin suspicions that the West’s goal is to surround and weaken Russia. Lately tensions have escalated along Russia’s [...]