Monday, November 3, 2008

Links Posting

Rick Seaney.Com
The author of this blog analyzes everything anyone needs to know about the airport industry, from passenger rights to improving airport security.

The Volokh Conspiracy

This is a very descriptive blog. The author of this blog has been blogging for a couple of years now. Within these blogs the author blogs about his own personal experiences with airport security. He displays security weaknesses and compares our security system to the Israeli security system.

Schneier on Security
The author of this blog, Bruce Schneier, covers airport security with a focus on comparing airport security before and after 9-11. The author of this blog argues that airport security was just as effective before 9-11 as it is now, and TSA should spend money on more important things such as "intelligence, investigations, and emergenacy response."

Argonne National Laboratory

"Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, along with collaborators in Turkey and Japan, have created a compact device that could lead to portable, battery-operated sources of T-rays, or terahertz radiation." These new technological advances may reshape airport security screening.

Celestial Expanse
The author of this blog analyzes a recent airport arrest of an MIT student. The blog argues that airport security has gone too far. With the blog, the author presents a video of the arrest, to which he is able to support his argument.

Israeli Airport Security

The article extensively describes airport security in a specific Israeli airport. The text focuses on how and why the US should model its airport security after the platform of Israeli airports.

John McCain
The is the official site for John McCain's campaign. This page focuses on what John McCain is planning to do under the second era of Homeland security, and his plans for improving airport security. Since the election is just around the corner, it is important to vote for the candidate whose platform the potential voter agrees with, regardless of political affiliation.

Barack Obama
For those of you who are Obama supporters, here is your chance to see how he plans to improve Homeland Security and airport security compared to the platform that John McCain is using.

The Things He Carried

In this blog, Jeffery Goldberg interview two polar opposite sides on improving airport security. He first interviews Bruce Schneier who is opposed to technologically improving airport security and believes TSA should spend money else where. The other half of the argument comes from TSA's chief Kip Hawley, who argues that making technological advancements in airport security is the only way to prevent a repeat of 9-11.


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