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...evidence is causing officials to broaden their investigative and security efforts to encompass not only the carry-on bag screening system but the entire aviation security apparatus at US airports. The new evidence raises the worrisome possibility that the hijackers may have had accomplices deep within the 'secure' areas of airports - that may include the shops and restaurants in the terminal behind the metal detectors, or amongst the thousands of people who work in catering, fueling or cleaning aircraft; or anyone who might have access to the airplane before takeoff...
Bush rightly proclaimed that the battle against terrorism must begin at home. His creation of a new cabinet-level Office of Homeland Security fills a needed void in America’s security apparatus. We hope that its new director, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, establishes a strong precedent in this role of balancing the need for heightened security with the diligent protection of civil liberties...
...fleet of U.S. intelligence gathering satellites is an awesome apparatus that gives men and women sitting in Washington an ability to read the time on Osama bin Laden's wristwatch and listen in on his every cell phone conversation. That is, of course, if they know where he is. (And the Saudi terrorist-financier long ago figured out that his cell phone wasn't secure.) The point is that the most sophisticated intelligence technology is useless unless some of the simplest information is available...
...said Tuesday afteroon that markets would not reopen Wednesday, and announcements about future plans would be made then. But most guessing has it that the pulse of Wall Street could be silent for at least the rest of the week. Damage to the enormous technical apparatus that makes everyday financial trading possible - including commodities markets housed in the buildings themselves - must be assessed and repaired, and the human cost of this tragedy on the business of business can hardly be underestimated...
Although Singapore has created a lot of good with its peculiar system, I can’t deny that Big Brother is unnerving. There is a real chilling effect on public debate in Singapore because of the security apparatus. Newspapers and other media are subject to outright censorship and are vulnerable to political libel suits. The Internal Security Act gives the government authority to jail without trial anyone accused of trying to subvert the state. This looming menace gives any political discussion in Singapore a frightening tone, and there are some Singaporeans who choose to avoid the subject altogether. Despite...