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Ok, the kids are asleep. 1) Skeptics (yeah, even the ones who hate my guts) are having an interesting discussion here. 2) Still no word from any other passengers. It’s possible that after Jacobsen appears on the networks, folks will come forward. 3) Reader Liz Roewe has sent several questions to the editors of WomensWallStreet.com [...]

I have been speaking with Brendi Rawlin of Porter Novelli (PR rep for Womens Wall Street). According to Brendi, the Washington Post has been sitting on the true story of Annie Jacobsen’s “Terror in the Skies” account since last Friday, when WomensWallStreet.com approached him. Dave Adams, the air marshal’s spokesman, not only confirmed the story, [...]

Regarding Annie Jacobsen’s intriguing article, I just got word from Dave Adams of the Federal Air Marshals Service (FAM). Adams confirmed that he spoke to Annie Jacobsen, was quoted accurately in her story, and confirmed some of the basic facts outlined in her article (there were 14 Syrians on the flight; they were questioned by [...]

Several readers have sent me the link to this fascinating article from WomensWallStreet.com, which brings to mind James Woods’ experience prior to September 11, 2001. Update: Over at Redstate, Martinipundit says the story is a hoax (hat tip: Instapundit). Update II: Reader Liz Roewe cc’d me on an e-mail to the editors of WomensWallStreet.com. An [...]

Longtime readers know I’m an avid fisher. So you can understand the sympathy I feel for this poor guy, who caught a beautiful 40-pound halibut in Alaska, had it wrapped and packed in two ice chests to share with friends and family in Seattle, and then had the fish stolen by baggage handlers at the [...]

Investigative journalist Paul Sperry reports on a Customs memo ordering airport immigration inspectors to be on the lookout for Pakistani visitors who might have attended terrorist training camps: In an unusual move, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has ordered inspectors at America’s largest airports to examine all travelers of Pakistani descent — including U.S. citizens [...]

My friend Michael Smerconish, Philly talk show host and columnist, has been all over a story ignored by the mainstream media: punitive measures by the federal goverment that result in fines for airlines who pull more than two young Arab males out of line for increased security questioning. It’s a reverse racial profiling quota program [...]