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30
Jun
2009
Lawmaker Calls Federal Air Marshals “Useless”  

9 days ago by allan

The question many ask: Would the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks have happened had we had Air Marhsals aboard those planes? By Anthony L. Kimery HS Today During a five minute speech on the House floor June 19, Rep. John Duncan, Jr. (R-Tenn.) declared that the Federal Air Marshals Service (FAMS) is “probably ...

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19
Mar
2009
FFDO Program in Peril? Always.  

111 days ago by Annie Jacobsen

I'm not sure that I agree with the Washington Times editorial board's assessment that the Obama Administration is "quietly ending the FFDO program" — that is, without having more information. What does 'ending' mean? They don't say. What I do know, and have written extensively about, is that the FFD ...

The Aviation Nation - TheAviationNation.com · Rank: 138,393 · 38 references

26
Jan
2009
Whistleblowers Tell Obama ‘We Want our Jobs Back”  

163 days ago by Annie Jacobsen

During his first week in the White House, President Obama signed an executive order pledging to promote transparency in government by making public information more available. This could be good news for whistleblowers. From the Las Vegas Review Journal: A coalition of government watchdog organizati ...

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02
Jan
2009
Muslim Family Kicked off Airplane  

188 days ago by Annie Jacobsen

I was Frank Beckmann's radio show this morning, discussing the Muslim family of nine — men in beards, wives in headscarves — kicked off an AirTran flight out of Reagan National Airport yesterday. The family, called the Irfans, said they were headed to a "religious conference" in Orlando, Florida. Th ...

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12
Dec
2008
Air Marshal Whistleblower MacLean in Washington Post  

209 days ago by Annie Jacobsen

Earlier this week, I wrote a piece called Air Marshal Email Exposé: Deputy Director Robert Byers Caught Playing Dirty. Good news for rank-and-file air marshals that the Washington Post is covering the same, critical issue. That inept, power-mad air marshal managers are bad for national security and ...

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