And Then Again, Maybe Not

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2007 Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is apparently not absolutely certain he will resign on Sept. 30 following the discovery of, and ensuing media blitzkrieg about, his June arrest in a Minneapolis airport men's room. According to Craig's camp, the embattled senator is considering his options, including the possibility of reversing his guilty plea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brits Bid Basra Cheerio

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2007 British forces have relocated to the Basra airport, leaving Iraq's No. 2 city in the hands of Iraqis for the first time since the invasion. For many locals, it was a welcome withdrawal: "We are pleased that the Iraqi army are now taking over the situation. We as an Iraqi people reject occupation. We reject colonialism. We want our freedom," one resident told the AP. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Craig’s Arrest Transcript Released

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2007 Two and a half months after his arrest at the Minneapolis airport, Sen. Larry Craig's conversation at the scene of the incident with the policemen who apprehended him has been released. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Craig Goes Down the Tubes

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Denial Is Not a River in Idaho

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2007 Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is working hard to disabuse the press and public of the notion that he has solicited or engaged in sexual activity with men, either at the Minneapolis airport or on other rumored occasions. Regardless of the veracity of said rumors, Editor & Publisher wonders how the media missed the news of his Minnesota arrest almost three months ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Second Terror Plot in Two Days for UK

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2007 Two men have been detained for allegedly attempting to drive a flaming Jeep Cherokee into the main terminal at Glasgow Airport. Only a day before, two cars were found in London packed with explosives and nails. Britain's national terrorism threat level remains "critical," the highest possible. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FBI Foils JFK Bomb Plot

Staff / Truthdig Jun 3, 2007 Four men, including a former cabinet minister from Guyana, have been arrested for plotting to bomb the jet fuel pipeline at New York's John F. Kennedy airport. They never got beyond the planning and research stage, but the FBI was able to gather fairly incriminating evidence. Once again, investigation and police work have managed to thwart terrorism where stealth bombers and tanks have failed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Would Let Airport Screeners Unionize

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2007 An anti-terrorism bill making its way through the Senate would allow airport screeners to unionize. Republicans in Congress, ever the friends of working men and women, have fought against the provision, arguing that a screener union would threaten security and safety. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )

UFO at O’Hare Experiences Heavy Delays

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2007 At least a dozen United Airlines employees reported seeing a flying saucer hovering over Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Nov. 7, and they're upset that no one -- from the FAA to their own company -- is taking them seriously. One of the tower controllers summed up the generally disingenuous response to the sighting: "To fly 7 million light-years to O'Hare and then have to turn around and go home because your gate was occupied is simply unacceptable." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Madrid Bombing Raises ETA Concerns

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2006 At least four people were injured when a car bomb exploded at the Madrid airport on Saturday. If the separatist group ETA is responsible, as the Spanish government has charged, the blast would signal the end of a cease-fire that began in March. 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 )