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...servants, but by contracting out to private firms. That's what the airlines do today, but here's the difference: instead of going for the lowest bid and thus settling for minimally trained minimum-wage workers, the government would set employment and national-security standards for airports; it would conduct background checks and purchase and maintain all security equipment. Bush also wants to deploy 4,000 National Guard troops to monitor airports, possibly for months...
Almost all U.S. companies conduct some form of background checks on prospective employees. But according to the International Personnel Management Association, only 37% of employers examine criminal records, and only 21% inspect motor-vehicle records. That's about to change, say security consultants. Some countries--though not the U.S.--now offer multinational companies access to their government "intelligence indexes," which include lists of people suspected of terrorist activities, money laundering and other illegal acts. When companies are hiring foreign nationals, an index check "can provide extra safety," says William Daly, a senior vice president with Control Risks Group, a corporate...
...terrorist strikes have levied other costs that are less tangible, but potentially far more damaging in the long run. As America and its allies fight their war on terrorism, security-conscious governments are likely to impose stricter controls on trade and corporate conduct. Customs checkpoints are likely to become more burdensome, supply lines to and from risky nations might be cut, and the flow of people and goods might slow. Governments around Asia are considering new restrictions on the import and transport of fertilizer, a common ingredient in terrorist bombs. Security experts say there are dozens of other chemicals used...
...disaster in Somalia among them—and America’s turn inward at home. Halberstam convincingly argues that, because of a variety of far-reaching changes in the past three decades—the collapse of the Soviet Union, new weapons which allow the U.S. to conduct military actions from afar, the abandonment of serious foreign news coverage by network television and the rise of a new generation who came of age in a time of peace and prosperity—the country has focused internally once more, shying away from major international conflicts...
Jabri also enumerated the rules of conduct that Muslims must follow if they go to war for their faith...