Archive for Category: "Terrorism"
U.S Issues New Worldwide Travel Alert After High Profile al Qaeda Deaths
Following the killing of two top al Qaeda members on Friday, the U.S. Department of State has issued a worldwide travel alert. The warning, which took effect October 1 and expires November 30, alerts “U.S. citizens to the potential retaliation against U.S. citizens and interests.” The CIA-led drone strike that killed American-born external operations leader [...]
The Icarus Award: Drinking, Smuggling, Kissing & Failing
This week’s Icarus award has new iterations of some classic travel failures. Our nominees include an animal smuggler, a drunk and randy flyer, a high-profile Southwest passenger-eviction, a botched toy-inspired terrorist plot and more. Read about this week’s nominees and register your vote for the worst offender below. Pecker Packing Passenger As previous Icarus winners [...]
Claude Elliot: Gander’s Mayor Remembers 9/11 and His Town’s Generosity and Heroism
The darkness of September 11 seemed to showcase so much of the world at its worst, but thousands of stranded airline passengers had an experience may have shown mankind at its best. Nearly 7,000 passengers and crew that were bound for places like New York, and Miami, and Boston, and Dallas suddenly found themselves in [...]
Modified Pat-Down Policy for Children Under 12 and Additional Policy Changes to Come
At a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, announced the government will implement a modified airport pat-down procedure for children under 12. Children will now be allowed to keep their shoes on when passing through security. In addition, children will receive fewer pat-downs. Transportation Security Administration(TSA) agents are instructed to first [...]
Patrick Smith on the Security Industrial Complex Post 9/11
As a country, we have spent more on travel security in the 10 years after 9/11 than ever before. Are we safer or have we just built an industry around our fear? Patrick Smith, airline pilot and founder of AskThePilot.com, identifies the progress and missteps of the last 10 years. Peter Greenberg: Let’s look at [...]
Former Secret Service Agent Christopher Falkenberg on the Real Terror Threats 10 Years After 9/11
We all know that September 11 changed the way we fly and the way we travel, but how has it changed the way we assess risk. Christopher Falkenberg, former Special Agent of the United States Secret Service and the founder and president of Insite Security, joins Peter in a debate about how we can be [...]
False Terror Threats Abound on the 10-Year 9/11 Anniversary
With New York and Washington, D.C on a heightened terror alert for the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, army fighter jets, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and local law enforcement responded to suspicious behavior on flights and on the ground. Last week intelligence investigations exposed credible but unconfirmed information about [...]
Full Show – September 10, 2011 – Fire Island, New York
If you missed the special 9/11 anniversary edition of Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio, you can listen or download the podcast of the whole show right here on PeterGreenberg.com. Peter is joined by several special guests (click here for the full guest list), many of whom reported from New York on September 11, 2001. With journalists [...]
COMMENTS