Progress shadowed by doubts about feds
The Opessa American editorial examines post Sept 11 arrests and trials, noting doubts about federal competence. It cites overseas detentions, Lackawanna six, and cases like Lindh and Moussaoui, arguing secrecy risks civil liberties and weak prosecutions while new war tactics test legal norms.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Ramzi Binalshibh
FBI
Justice Department
U.S
Cuba
John Walker Lindh
Zacharias Moussaoui
Steven Hatfill
John Ashcroft
Florida
Lackawanna Six
Afghanistan
Sindh
Public Forum Address For Odessa OA Letters
The notice provides a mailing box and fax number for reader opinions. It directs readers to send online comments to a specified email address for the Odessa American. The contact points include PO Box 2962, Odessa Texas 79760 and a fax line 915 333 7742.
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Odessa
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Mandated arming of pilots sparks cross party debate
Jacob Sullum notes Barbara Boxer's surprise at backing a bill to require airlines to arm pilots as federal flight deck officers. He argues the measure, backed by Boxer and Smith, oversteps marketplace choices and mirrors government control, while noting strong opposition from gun control advocates and concerns about safety and distraction in the cockpit.
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Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Bob Smith
R-N.h
Sen. Smith
Boxer
National Rifle Association
Violence Policy Center
Smith
Senate
House
Congress
NRA
FBI
Carolyn McCarthy
D-N.y
Florida State University
Gary Kleck
Anyovis
Washington
Sullum
Reason Magazine
Bush plan to create Homeland Security department faces budget warnings
Stephen Chapman argues a new Homeland Security Department may improve safety but could swell deficits. He urges trimming existing agencies to fund a DHS and notes Truman’s 1947 act cut older departments. Chapman, Chicago Tribune columnist.
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Osama bin Laden
Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Education Department
Energy Department
Reagan
Commerce Department
Department of Agriculture
Bush
Harry Truman
Department of Defense
Truman
Navy Department
War Department
DHS
Chapman
The
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