If I Were a Terrorist

Al Akhbar, a Lebanese Paper, Aims at Provoking Readers – NYTimes.com. They are a remarkable blend: the paper champions gay rights, feminism and other leftist causes, even as it wholeheartedly supports Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Shiite movement. Al Akhbar’s access to Hezbollah allows it to scoop other papers on Lebanon’s biggest continuing story, but it also publishes muckraking exposés on the abuse of domestic workers, prison overcrowding and other delicate subjects. Add splashy full-page color photos and witty tabloid-style headlines, and you have an alluring product.

“If you look at the U.S., you look at who we’re electing to Congress, to the Senate—they can’t read. I’ll bet you a bunch of these people don’t have passports. We’re about to start a trade war with China if we’re not careful here, only because nobody knows where China is. Nobody knows what China is,” – New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg. [From Quote For The Day II]

I hate the security theater that is TSA. Having said that, I would like an option in an update to the app to recognize those who do their job with professionalism and respect. I think we need to point out problems, but also praise whatever good we can. FlyRights Reports Profiling and Harassment by Airport Security Right From Your Phone. Not every encounter with the TSA results in harassment or an uncomfortable “enhanced” screening, but if you feel you’ve been unjustly targeted by airport security for searches or other invasive procedures, now you can file a report directly from your…