Tag: chertoff
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‘cyber shockwave’: former US officials in cyberattack simulation
cyberspacewar.com: miltech insiders to stage ‘cyber shockwave’ drill on feb16 from afp: Former top US intelligence officials will become cyberwarriors on Tuesday in a simulation of how the US government would respond to a massive cyberattack on the United States. “The scenario itself is secret,” said Eileen McMenamin, vice president of communications for the Bipartisan…
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police state int’l: fema camps, biofuels, cyborg kill-bots & dhs
new legislation authorizes fema camps in USfrom paul joseph watson: A new bill introduced in Congress authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to set up a network of FEMA camp facilities to be used to house U.S. citizens in the event of a national emergency. The National Emergency Centers Act or HR 645 mandates the…
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obamessiah coronation: the police state celebrates ‘change’
inauguration is climax to 2yrs of increasing security around obamafrom washington post: As jubilant Democrats nominated Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president in a Denver convention hall in late August, the U.S. Secret Service in Washington placed its largest ever order for bulletproof glass. The service requested about 5 tons of “transparent armor,” laminated with…
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‘dozens’ of potential terrorists in US under watch, chertoff says
from ap: Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the federal government is monitoring “dozens” of potential terrorists in the U.S. Chertoff tells The Record of Bergen County the government has quietly blocked “dozens” of potential terrorists from entering the country in recent years. Chertoff says he can’t say for sure whether the people kept out…
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homeland stupidity to take over airline watchlist in ’09
govt to take over airline passenger vettingfrom washington post: The Department of Homeland Security will take over responsibility for checking airline passenger names against government watch lists beginning in January, and will require travelers for the first time to provide their full name, birth date and gender as a condition for boarding commercial flights, U.S.…
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chertoff unveils ‘checkpoint evolution’
from wjz: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is scheduled to visit BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Monday to announce changes at airport security checkpoints. Chertoff will demonstrate what is called “Checkpoint Evolution.” … According to the Web site, the checkpoints will feature soothing music to calm passengers, easy-to-read signs and Plexiglas conveyor belts allowing passengers…
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$20m ‘fence’ scrapped for not catching enough illegals
from ap: The government is scrapping a $20 million prototype of its highly touted “virtual fence” on the Arizona-Mexico border because the system is failing to adequately alert border patrol agents to illegal crossings, officials said. The move comes just two months after Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced his approval of the fence built…
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zombie computers, pocket lie detectors & stolen laptops
zombie computers decried as imminent nat’l threatfrom threat level: Gangs of thousands of zombie home computers grinding out spam, committing fraud and overpowering websites are the most vexing net threat today, according to law enforcement and security professionals… at the RSA 2008 security conference entitled “Protecting the Homeland: Winning the Botnet Battle,” which was marked…
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Shooter, Spy Sat Cover, DHS Death, Buffet, Blackwater, Beijing
shooter did time in mental health facilityfrom washington times: A former employee at a Chicago psychiatric treatment center said Kazmierczak had been placed there after high school by his parents. He used to cut himself and had resisted taking his medications, she said. Kazmierczak spent more than a year at the Thresholds-Mary Hill House in…
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chertoff worries about ‘earth-shattering’ events
from wtop: Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff’s eyes narrow and his voice develops a stern, urgent tone as he reveals America’s biggest vulnerability to terrorism. “The great weapon they have is persistence and patience, and the one weakness that we have is the tendency to lose patience and become complacent,” Chertoff tells WTOP.chertoff talks about…
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‘cyber storm’ targeted bloggers & journalists
from ap: It’s the government’s idea of a really bad day: Washington’s Metro trains shut down. Seaport computers in New York go dark. Bloggers reveal locations of railcars with hazardous materials. Airport control towers are disrupted in Philadelphia and Chicago. Overseas, a mysterious liquid is found on London’s subway. And that’s just for starters. Those…
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dhs finalizing plans for domestic spy satellite program
congress has not been updated since civil liberties concerns delayed satellite spying from raw story: A plan to dramatically widen US law enforcement agencies’ access to data from powerful spy satellites is moving toward implementation, as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff expects to finalize a charter for the program this week, according to…
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homeland security visited omaha mall before massacre
from truthnews: It was a coincidence, no doubt. Not only did Bush visit Omaha prior to the massacre, but so did the Ministry of Homeland Security. “We learned today that shortly before the shooting a Homeland Security employee visited the West Roads Mall to talk with officials about the mall’s security,” reports Charles Gibson for…
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outside the box #124
here is the latest episode of “outside the box,” hosted by alex ansary.it was originally broadcast by portland community media on october 18, 2007. from alex ansary: Tonight Alex shares some footage that he captured during Topoff 4, which took place in Portland, Phoenix, and Guam. This particular event in Portland features some interesting questions…