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Bush certainly knows how to look busy when it comes to defending the homeland, and his administration’s commitment to the War on Terror is almost never questioned. Just peruse the list: invading Afghanistan, invading Iraq, setting up military tribunals to try suspected terrorists, dramatically increasing the Justice Department’s surveillance authority, holding suspected terrorists without charges or access to a lawyer, slowing down the process of issuing visas to students and visitors, requiring people from “problem” countries to register their pictures and fingerprints with the Department of Homeland Security...
...international airline flights because of security concerns [Jan. 12], provided an excellent snapshot of what life will be like for the traveling public in 2004 and beyond. Only law-enforcement, intelligence and security agents need to know the specifics of a terrorist-threat assessment. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security did a good job of preventing a holiday-season terrorist attack in this most difficult time. The majority of the traveling public does not mind security inconveniences if everyone is flying safer. Dan R. Thies Interlachen...
...Grounded By Terror," on the scrutiny of international airline flights because of security concerns [Jan. 12], provided an excellent snapshot of what air travel will be like in the future. The Homeland Security Department did a good job of preventing a holiday-season terrorist attack. The majority of the traveling public does not mind security inconveniences if everyone is flying safer. DAN R. THIES Interlachen...
TIME's selection was understandable. To many, the U.S. warrior is the epitome of patriotism and a manifestation of selfless commitment to the defense of the homeland. But the same can be said of the troops of all countries. Unfortunately, the revered image of American soldiers has become tarnished over the decades. Their deployment in Iraq has given them the character of the Roman legions sent forth by a decadent and malevolent Emperor. The U.S. soldier is a pawn in a war that is not only unpopular but also wrong. ALEX KETTLE Bundaberg, Australia...
...determined to get better information on who is boarding planes. "Our biggest problem is simply one of getting more information earlier on foreign airlines' passenger lists, with identifying information," Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary of Homeland Security, tells TIME. Too often, he says, "we get the final names and additional information like passport numbers as the doors close." That means any terrorist threat becomes apparent only after the plane takes off. On New Year's Eve, for example, U.S. intelligence got word that terrorists might have targeted British Airways Flight 223--but only after it was on its way to Washington...