Anti-Bush T-Shirt Deemed ‘Security Threat’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2007 A traveler in Australia was stopped at an airport boarding gate when the attendant saw his T-shirt, which had an image of George W. Bush and the words "World's #1 Terrorist." Allen Jasson was told the shirt was offensive and a security threat and was asked to remove it. He didn't, saying he would rather defend free speech than his airline fare. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Judge Throws Out Terror Case

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2006 A judge in Pakistan has dropped the terrorism charges against one of the alleged leaders of the London airline bomb plot. Britain, undeterred by the ruling in favor of Rashid Rauf, says it will move ahead with its case against co-conspiracy suspects in its custody. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Plane Grounded by Flatulence

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2006 An airliner was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday after a passenger struck matches in attempting to cover the odor of her gas. After bomb-sniffing dogs searched the plane, the woman admitted to lighting the matches and said she had a medical condition. She was not allowed to reboard. (h/t: Boing Boing) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Website Exposes Airline Security Flaw

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2006 Christopher Soghoian created a boarding pass generator, allowing visitors to his website to sneak through airport security with fake documents. Though the FBI has shut down Soghoian's site, the flaw that enabled it remains a security threat. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Another European Airline Scare

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2006 Dutch authorities detained 12 passengers on a flight headed to Mumbai, India, after the plane was turned around under fighter escort. The passengers were reported to have Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Spinning Old Threats Into New Fears

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 Investigators have known for a decade about terrorist plots to bring down passenger jets with liquid explosives. So why, all of a sudden, did Bush ban most liquids on flights? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pakistan Called ?Hub? of Airline Terror Plot

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2006 U.S. and European officials have traced major support for the recently foiled aircraft terror plot to Pakistan, though they praised the Pakistani government for its ?vital? role in unraveling the scheme. Investigators said the operation drew financial and logistical support from Karachi and Lahore, and at least 17 of those in British custody are said to have ties to Pakistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brits Foil Terror Plot

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2006 Scotland Yard has upset a terrorist plot to explode planes in mid-flight from the UK to the U.S. As part of an operation lasting several months, authorities arrested 18 people and raised the threat level in the UK to critical, the highest possible. Update: Bush raised America's threat level to red -- the highest. It's a first for America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Europe’s Hijack-Proof Plane

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2006 Airbus, Siemens and dozens of other European companies are working on a system that would reroute control of hijacked aircraft to the ground. The system would then safely land the plane at the nearest airport. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EU Court Blocks Airline Data-Sharing Agreement

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2006 Post 9/11, the U.S. penned a deal demanding that airlines submit 34 pieces of passenger information including names, addresses and credit card info. The EU Parliament has opposed the deal from the beginning, arguing that it does not guarantee adequate data protection, and now the European Court of Justice has annulled it. Washington has threatened big fines for noncompliance in the past. Privacy? Data protection? How un-American! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )