AltWeeklies Wire
Everything We Know About Security Is Wrongnew

So says counterterrorism contrarian Bruce Schneier -- and the Transportation Security Administration is listening.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
08-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
History Happensnew
Americans can't prevent catastrophe, no matter how many bureaucratic security measures they create.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
06-25-2007 |
Commentary
Where is Orange County's Missing 'Terrorist'?new
Terror suspect Khalil Deek moved from an Anaheim, Calif. apartment to a Jordanian prison; current whereabouts unknown.
OC Weekly |
Nick Schou |
06-16-2006 |
International
The Seekersnew

The birth and life of the "9/11 Truth" movement tells a story about what happens when a government lies -- for every action, there's a reaction equal and opposite.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
02-22-2006 |
Disasters
Matters of Life and Deathnew

Ten years after identifying his brother as the Unabomber, David Kaczynski talks about what the experience cost him, and what it taught him about the criminal-justice system.
Metroland |
Rick Marshall |
01-27-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Thinking Differentnew
When does the war on terror -- and the violations of our Constitutional rights -- end?
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
01-11-2006 |
Commentary
The Spying Gamenew
New York cops and civil libertarians have resumed their fight over political surveillance.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
12-16-2005 |
Politics
Fishin' for Evildoers on the Pacific Coastnew
The Alameda County Sheriff's Department believes it is the only county agency in the nation that defends its residents with a fully manned antiterrorist gunboat.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
09-26-2005 |
International
What's the Point of Random Searches?new
A potential bomber is a needle in a human haystack, but New York cops' goal in searching some subway riders is a psychological one.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
07-27-2005 |
Commentary
Exit Strategy for Mass Transitnew
When it comes to subways and terrorism, the best defense might be a good escape. But could the crowds make it through those floor-to-ceiling turnstiles fast enough?
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
07-13-2005 |
International
Iraq: When Will We Get Out?new
Congressman Barney Frank, David Cobb, G. Gordon Liddy, Rabbi Michael Lerner, and others share their views with the Phoenix.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
05-26-2005 |
War
Memoir of a Manhunt
The five-year search for the convicted abortion clinic bomber Eric Rudolph is detailed in this book by a veteran investigative reporter and a veteran law enforcement officer.
Birmingham Weekly |
Dale Short |
04-19-2005 |
Nonfiction
Terrorist TV?new
A San Francisco broadcaster is forced to drop Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV network after State Department labels it "terrorist."
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille T. Taiara |
02-23-2005 |
Media
Only Cowards Resign First, Speak Out Secondnew

Health and Human Services chief Tommy Thompson leaves the Bush White House having overseen the most kooky, dangerous sex education the government has ever promoted.
New York Press |
Michelangelo Signorile |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
Incomprehensible Statements Pile Up in Campaignnew
At one point in a sympathetic Time magazine piece, John Kerry made a foolish statement, which taken out of context is going to bite him in the ass. "We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they're a nuisance," he said.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
10-13-2004 |
Commentary