On January 2, 2012, more than eight years ago, CNN published a story entitled In small-town USA, business as usual for Mexican cartels. The story moved beyond the usual suspects of Phoenix, El Paso, Chicago, New York, Atlanta or Denver….
Month: December 2019
The Situation With the Terrorist Watch List for Americans. Does The List Violate the Constitution?
During my career as the Under Secretary of Homeland Security, I found myself in the dubious position of being denied boarding at Dulles International Airport, despite carrying U.S. Department of Homeland Security credentials, and being escorted by a security detail,…
Duck and Cover from the 50’s and 60’s. Should We Be Concerned About Dirty Bombs or EMP’s?
I recall as an elementary student the “duck and cover” exercises conducted at my grade school during the Cold War. In essence we were being trained to get under our desks and cover our heads in the event of a…
The Situation With Terrorism 19 Years After 9/11
The attacks of September 11, 2001 were functionally quite simple. Board airplanes, hijack them, and fly them into buildings. Nothing technologically complicated. Nineteen years ago, social media was nonexistent. Encrypted apps for communicating had yet to be invented. Devices for…