70-Year-Old Takes a Bite Out of Crime
A 70-year-old security guard in San Antonio takes a bite out of crime by firing two shots from his revolver to drive off a burglar.
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ACLU and Tea Party Patriots Team Up on New Video Criticizing the Patriot Act
The ACLU and the Tea Party Patriots are uniting, at least on this one topic, by teaming up on a new video ad criticizing The Patriot Act.
Free Public WiFi Poses Security Risk
Researchers are discovering that free WiFi networks are so easy to breach that anyone using one is leaving their computer and other electronic devices open to hacking.
Those Who Would Trade Liberty for Security Get Ultron
Somehow the big blockbuster superhero jamboree of the summer, Avengers: Age of Ultron, turned into a bizarre referendum on madcap feminism, to the apparent surprise of writer and director Joss Whedon.
Security Pumped Up at Cannes Film Festival After Charlie Hebdo Shootings
“When Cannes rolls out the red carpet May 13, it will also be on red alert,” quips the Hollywood Reporter. Security will be greatly heightened at the legendary film festival, not due to any specific threat, but because of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, and what the Reporter confusingly describes as “a subsequent series of several smaller attacks against religious targets.”
Cardinal Sounds Alarm for Rome: ‘Terrorism Is the Greatest Threat for Jubilee Year’
Amidst the enthusiasm for the upcoming Jubilee year of 2016 proclaimed by Pope Francis, Cardinal Camillo Ruini has added a sobering note of caution. “Terrorism is the greatest threat looming over the Jubilee proclaimed by Pope Francis. You cannot ignore it after what has happened in Tunisia,” he said in an interview this weekend with the Italian daily La Repubblica.
Secret Service Wants to Build Fake White House to Learn How to Protect the Real One
From the New York Times: WASHINGTON — Stung by accusations that it cannot adequately protect the White House, the Secret Service wants to spend $8 million to build another White House in Beltsville, Md. In prepared testimony before the House
Chief of Vatican Police: ISIS Threats Against Pope Francis Are Real
In a rare interview, the head of the Vatican police force, or “Gendarmerie,” Commander Domenico Giani, said this weekend that the Islamic State (ISIS) threats against Pope Francis are “real” and not just media propaganda. “This is what emerges from the talks I have had with Italian and foreign colleagues,” he said.
White House Misleads About Democrat Filibuster of DHS Budget over Amnesty
Congress is at loggerheads over the budget for the Department of Homeland Security because Republicans want to strip funding for Obama’s amnesty for 4 million illegals. Democrats are attempting to stymie that budget and block the bill because of the GOP provision.
ISIS Threat Puts Rome on High Alert: ‘Never So Exposed’
ROME, Italy– Rome has dramatically stepped up its security in the wake of last weekend’s slaughter of Christians in Libya and the Islamic State’s overt threat to the city. Outside of Rome’s US embassy on Via Veneto, increased security has been stationed, and machine guns have appeared in the hands of guards. A special security taskforce has been convoked to plan Rome’s response to escalating ISIS threats.
We Can’t Allow ‘No-Go Areas’ On The Internet, Says Former MI6 Chief
‘No-go’ areas online, impenetrable to security services, are a danger to national security, the the former head of MI6 has said. Speaking for the first time since standing down as “C”, Sir John Sawers drew comparisons between no-go areas in
British PM Suggests Banning SnapChat, WhatsApp to Prevent Terrorism
The rise of terrorism at the hands of Islamic fundamentalists throughout Europe has become so profound that Prime Minister David Cameron says he plans on placing restrictions on, and potentially banning, encrypted online communication tools that could be used by these groups and individuals to carry out their attacks on civilians.
