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...Casablanca, Moroco on May 16, 2003. And the FBI-DHS report notes that four of the suicide bombers in the London subway attack July 7, 2005 "used peroxide-based explosive devices (IEDs), concealed inside rucksacks." With such a rich history, liquid explosives are sure to challenge America's counter-terror defenses for many years to come...
...Britain's most senior Muslim police officer complained that tougher anti-terrorism tactics were discriminating against the country's Muslims, further increasing tensions that have been rising since 9/11. "There is a real risk of criminalizing minority communities," said Tarique Ghaffur, Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner. "The impact of [tough counter-terrorism tactics] will be that just at the time we need the confidence and trust of these communities, they may retreat inside themselves." As more details start to emerge about the suspects in custody, that's something Britons may have to grapple with in the coming days...
Flying out of Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport recently, after covering the outbreak of violence between Israel and Hizballah, I got the usual treatment for a gentile foreigner: half an hour of questioning by a young security agent before I even got to the counter. He started with "when were you born?" and ended with "how did you get to the airport?" and covered a lot of ground in between. I was accustomed to the drill, having lived in Israel throughout the 1990s as TIME's Jerusalem bureau chief. This, chiefly, is how the Israelis keep aviation safe...
...forges ahead with Plan B After years of foot dragging, the FDA will meet this week with the pill's makers to discuss over-the-counter options--a sudden push that may help the agency's acting head get a Senate confirmation...
...Landis is awaiting a counter-analysis of a B sample, in hopes that it will disprove the initial result. But that is unlikely, experts say; second tests almost invariably tend to repeat the first results. If the findings are confirmed, Landis will be stripped of the win and the yellow jersey will go to the runner-up, Spain's Oscar Pereiro...