November 14, 2010

More Effective And Less Obtrusive Airport Security Is Possible

The front line defense should be on the sidewalk outside the terminal

July 21, 2010

Wakeup Call from the Sleepers

The recent sensation over eleven Russian spies under deep cover being rolled up should not come as a surprise to anyone who knows something about the Russian Federation.

December 30, 2009

Identify Your Enemy

Highly developed observation equipment offers one avenue to prevent another Flight 253.

April 1, 2009

Our planet is no Arcadia

Global warming would be a far more positive occurrence than global cooling would ever be.

January 8, 2009

Risky Russian Relations

The Obama diplomatic team needs to take account of some harsh realities in dealing with Neo-Soviet Russia.

November 6, 2008

What happened to free expression?

Where has liberty of expression gone? Was it slain at Stanford? Was it harried away at Harvard?

August 14, 2008

Russian breakout

Even after the Russian's rolled over the Georgian army, landing a strangle hold on Europe's oil and gas, the EU, characteristically divided, remained powerless

April 12, 2008

A Change Of Direction In Russia?

Many people are wondering if the new future president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev will act on his own and be a more liberal leader, or will it be more of the same with Putin playing Svengali

March 6, 2008

Outside The Media Inside Kenya

Professional Cold War disinformation veterans could not have done a better job to bring a country to its knees than the mainstream media did for Kenya.

September 8, 2007

Heads-Up: The Threat of Airborne Terrorism

Security personnel tend to look around them for trouble, they look behind, in front of them and to the sides but hardly ever up. And the next terrorist threat could be airborne.

August 20, 2007

America's Nuclear Military Dilemma with China

A year from now China will be on its benevolent best conduct, two years from now that could all change.

July 6, 2007

The First Line of Defense: Profiling Behavior & Situations

Three days after the botched terror attacks in the UK a newspaper banner reads: "Londoners return to business as usual." Regrettably, that often means minding one's own business

June 16, 2007

Ruthless Russia

It was but all a dream to ever believe Russia would be benign and peaceful under Putin.

June 2, 2007

A Convenient Canard

Global warming will be a key feature on the agenda of the up-coming G-8 summit meeting in Germany and hot-headed Greens will be turning up the heat

May 20, 2007

Bent On Evil

There exists no simple formula to define or classify a multiple killer like Cho Seung-hui, the killer at Virginia Tech.

May 16, 2007

A new direction for France?

Nicolas Sarkozy's inauguration today may mark a turning point in French politics. The obstacles, however, are formidable.

May 6, 2007

Measure For Measure: Air Travel and Terrorists

Anyone who has traveled by air recently will have experienced the new security directives banning liquids, jells and pastes from being taken onboard an aircraft.

April 28, 2007

Whence War?

War is hell. War is inevitable. Everyone agrees with the first assertion but not all agree with the second

April 12, 2007

Shoplifting Secrets

This is not a guide to shoplifting, but about the wholesale theft of U.S. strategic material and its consequences. Increasingly, American classified information and material is being compromised, either through espionage, outright theft or though negligence