Terrorist Watch List

Gaps in Protection for Us and the President

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics


Paul Helmke

We want security not only for the president and our top officials, but also for ourselves and our families. Yet as a nation we make it very easy for dangerous people to arm themselves.

Somalia, Outside the Violence Box

Abukar Arman | Posted 08.03.2009 | World


Abukar Arman

Instead of sending more weapons to Somalia, as did the Obama administration recently, imagine a two-track benevolent campaign launched concurrently to positively impact hearts and minds.

Planes, Guns and Terrorists

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics


Dennis A. Henigan

Should suspected terrorists be blocked from buying guns before they commit a violent crime? The gun lobby apparently doesn't think so.

Muslims Disproportionate Victims of Flawed Terrorist Watch List

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


Parvez Ahmed

It is time for America to reclaim its true legal tradition of judging a person by their actions, not on the basis of their color, practices of their faith or on the basis of their names.

The Breath-Taking Incompetence of Our American Government

James Moore | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics


James Moore

No matter how many times you prove you are an American citizen, have no arrest record, pay your taxes, get a lump in your throat when you see Old Glory, you still can't get off the No Fly Watch List.

Extraordinary Rendition and No Apologies

William Fisher | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics


William Fisher

Maher Arar, the poster boy for the program of "extraordinary rendition" has again been denied his day in court -- and Congressional efforts are floundering to reign in the Bush administration.