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another honorary member of the democracy security association provides a first-person account of just how secure we are today in america.

another honorary member of the democracy security association provides a first-person account of just how secure we are today in america.

a first-person account of rock-confiscation brought to you by the transportation security administration…

No Stone Unturned [hartford courant, 2006.10.05]

When is a rock not a rock? When you pass through airport security. Then it becomes a potential weapon, one capable of bringing an airplane down.

our first honorary member of the democracy security association is none other than “MKEbound” who was asked to check his opinion at the airport security checkpoint in wisconsin at the general mitchell international airport.

the opinion in question:

“Kip Hawley is an Idiot”

and so, to you, mkebound, a salute from your fellow insurgents at the democracy security association.

detained for five months without charge or process, bilal hussein.

U.S. holds AP photographer in Iraq 5 mos [ap via seattle post intelligencer, 2006.09.18]

“We want the rule of law to prevail. He either needs to be charged or released. Indefinite detention is not acceptable,” said Tom Curley, AP’s president and chief executive officer. “We’ve come to the conclusion that this is unacceptable under Iraqi law, or Geneva Conventions, or any military procedure.”

i wonder how many bombs it takes to deliver the rule of law?

of course, this is nearly five years old, so if you were a terrorist, you probably wouldn’t be reading this…

Education Department assisted FBI in terror search [usa today]

A little-known federal program created days after Sept. 11, 2001, examined financial aid records of college students targeted by the FBI in terrorism investigations, but it’s unclear whether it netted any terrorists, according to U.S. Education Department documents.

don’t pray where someone might notice. it scares people

no arrest made, so this is merely a cautionary tale.

‘we will not be silent” is interpreted as a threat

no arrest made, so this is merely a cautionary tale.

in dc, portable videogames are a threat.

no arrest made, so this is merely a cautionary tale.

from our good comrades in london, the clash is now enough to stop a plane

Man held as terrorism suspect over punk song [reuters, 2006.04.05]

Anti-terrorism detectives escorted a man from a plane after a taxi driver had earlier become suspicious when he started singing along to a track by punk band The Clash, police said on Wednesday.

here’s my echo: “…dnd you know what they said? well, some of it was true”

see you in detention.