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3 anti-NATO protesters charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism Sat, 19 May 2012 15:59:11 +0000Three NATO Summit protesters have been arrested and charged with possession of an explosive device and conspiracy to commit terrorism, police said. They were charged early this morning as dozens of dignitaries from around the globe are heading to Chicago for the NATO Summit. The men have a noon bond hearing today. Read More This [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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3 anti-NATO protesters charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism 


NBCs “Revolution” Shows Life after An Electromagnetic Pulse Attack Fri, 18 May 2012 01:27:09 +0000What would the life in the United States look like if the continent were hit by an electromagnetic pulse EMP? The new TV show Revolution from producer J.J. Abrams, launching on NBC in the fall, is seeking to answer the question.The show portrays life in the United States 15 years after an EMP disables all [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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NBCs “Revolution” Shows Life after An Electromagnetic Pulse Attack 


U.S. Remains Vulnerable to an EMP Wed, 16 May 2012 02:26:04 +0000An article recently published by the Los Angeles Times discusses how solar storms pose a grave threat to Earth. Mike Hapgood, a space weather scientist in England, says that the world is unprepared for such a storm, and one is likely to occur soon. The Heritage Foundation has led a vital campaign aimed at informing [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Why Do Terrorists So Often Go For Planes? Wed, 16 May 2012 02:22:07 +0000Ever since the Sept. 11 attacks, airports have probably been the most heavily guarded sites when it comes to preventing terrorist attacks.And yet the most recent terrorism plot in Yemen involved an attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner with a bomber wearing a difficult-to-detect explosive bomb in his underwear, according to U.S. officials. Why [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Why Do Terrorists So Often Go For Planes? 


Science journal could give recipe for deadly avian flu virus Sun, 13 May 2012 21:28:56 +0000A science journal is poised to publish a study that some experts believe could give a recipe to bioterrorists. The study is from an experiment by a Dutch scientist who engineered the avian flu virus to make it more deadly to mammals by making it spread through the air. That experiment was funded by the [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Science journal could give recipe for deadly avian flu virus 


Dozens of bodies, some mutilated, dumped on Mexico highway Sun, 13 May 2012 21:25:27 +0000Fox News reports forty-nine decapitated and mutilated bodies were found Sunday dumped on a highway connecting the northern Mexican metropolis of Monterrey to the U.S. border in what appears to be the latest blow in an escalating war of intimidation among drug gangs. According to the report, Mexicos organized crime groups often abandon multiple bodies [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Dozens of bodies, some mutilated, dumped on Mexico highway 


Rail passengers to see ‘strong presence’ of bomb-sniffing dogs during NATO summit, Amtrak says Fri, 11 May 2012 06:50:59 +0000Bomb-sniffing dogs will be checking passengers and trains at Amtrak’s Homewood and Union stations during the NATO summit at McCormick Place later this month, Amtrak said Thursday. “Passengers will see a strong canine presence,” said Marc Magliari, Amtrak’s spokesman. If a dog senses something suspicious and the passenger refuses to submit to “additional scrutiny,” the [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Rail passengers to see ‘strong presence’ of bomb-sniffing dogs during NATO summit, Amtrak says 


Unruly Passenger Forces Emergency Landing in Boston Fri, 11 May 2012 05:08:18 +0000A plane made an emergency landing at Boston’s Logan Airport Thursday after a passenger became unruly and attempted to open a cabin door in flight, ABC News affiliate WCVB reported. Michael Ensalaco, 40, of Mooresville, N.C has been charged with interfering with a flight crew.The passenger had to be restrained by other fliers, according to [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Unruly Passenger Forces Emergency Landing in Boston 


Yemen terror group may have made more underwear bombs, US officials say Thu, 10 May 2012 01:22:56 +0000Just days before the news broke about the CIA’s takedown of a plot involving a sophisticated new underwear bomb, al-Qaida’s affiliate in Yemen publicly boasted that it had vastly expanded and improved its capabilities for making such devices. That boast — contained in a largely overlooked passage of Inspire, the online propaganda organ of al-Qaida [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Yemen terror group may have made more underwear bombs, US officials say 


Al Qaeda Bombmaker Designs Bombs to Hide in Cameras, Hard Drives and Pets Thu, 10 May 2012 01:14:43 +0000ABC News reports that the al Qaeda bombmaker behind the foiled plot on U.S-bound planes has emerged as the most feared face of terror for American authorities, a master technician with a fierce hatred for America and ingenious plans for hiding hard-to-detect bombs inside cameras, computers and even household pets. According to the report, again [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Al Qaeda Bombmaker Designs Bombs to Hide in Cameras, Hard Drives and Pets 


Possible threat grounds Southwest plane at Phoenix Sky Harbor Wed, 09 May 2012 07:12:29 +0000Authorities are continuing to investigate possible threats involving three different Southwest Airlines 737s. One plane involved in the investigation landed Tuesday night at Sky Harbor International Airport. A Federal Bureau of Investigation spokesman confirms the Southwest plane in question was taken to an isolation pad away from the terminal where dozens of passengers were removed [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Possible threat grounds Southwest plane at Phoenix Sky Harbor 


Gun parts found concealed in stuffed animals at Rhode Island airport Wed, 09 May 2012 06:52:45 +0000Federal transportation officials have found gun components and ammunition hidden inside a few stuffed animals carried by a passenger at Rhode Islands T.F. Green Airport. The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday that a man traveling to Detroit with his 4-year-old son on Monday was stopped when a TSA officer noticed the disassembled gun components “artfully [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Gun parts found concealed in stuffed animals at Rhode Island airport 


Officials: More Al Qaeda Bombs Unaccounted For Mon, 07 May 2012 23:14:38 +0000U.S. and European officials say that even though an al Qaeda bomber was stopped before he could board a plane for the U.S., the threat is far from over — there are believed to be several other would-be bombers with similar non-metallic devices that could get through most airport security screening. Federal officials confirmed today [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Officials: More Al Qaeda Bombs Unaccounted For 


CIA thwarts new al Qaeda underwear bomb plot Mon, 07 May 2012 22:46:31 +0000The CIA thwarted a plot by al Qaedas affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a new design, a U.S. counter-terrorism official tells CBS News. Officials deny there was ever any immediate threat to the public.U.S. officials say the plot involved an upgrade of the underwear bomb that failed to [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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CIA thwarts new al Qaeda underwear bomb plot 


Former Special Ops Adviser: Al Qaeda Is Coming Back Sat, 05 May 2012 07:41:51 +0000Triumphant from the successful pursuit of Osama bin Laden last year, President Obama proclaimed that al Qaeda was “on a path to defeat.” But Seth Jones, a former U.S. Special Operations Command senior adviser, says the evidence he has collected points to the contrary. In Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of Al Qa’ida Since [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Former Special Ops Adviser: Al Qaeda Is Coming Back 


Mexico Border – 9 hanged from bridge, 14 heads found in ice chests from decapitations Sat, 05 May 2012 06:38:28 +0000Just across the border from the U.S., drug gangs slaughtered 23 people — hanging nine from a bridge and decapitating 14 more, whose heads were found stashed in coolers near the town hall. The four men and five women discovered dangling from the Colosio Bridge in Nuevo Laredo were handcuffed, blindfolded and bore signs of [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Mexico Border – 9 hanged from bridge, 14 heads found in ice chests from decapitations 


Al Qaeda Calls for Massive Forest Fires Thu, 03 May 2012 00:40:32 +0000The men who launched al Qaedas English-language magazine may have died in a U.S. missile strike last fall, but “Inspire” magazine lives on without them — and continues to promote jihadi attacks on Western targets, offering detailed advice on how to start huge forest fires in America with timed explosives and how to build remote-controlled [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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5 arrested for allegedly trying to blow up Ohio bridge Tue, 01 May 2012 16:32:25 +0000Fox News is reporting that five people described as anarchists were arrested Monday in a Cleveland-area park for allegedly trying to blow up a bridge. The public was never in danger from the explosive devices, which were inoperable and controlled by an undercover FBI employee, according to sources close to the investigation. A criminal complaint [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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Documents reveal al Qaedas plans for seizing cruise ships, carnage in Europe Tue, 01 May 2012 07:05:42 +0000Editors note: This story is based on internal al Qaeda documents, details of which were obtained by CNN. German cryptologists discovered hundreds of documents embedded inside a pornographic movie on a memory disk belonging to a suspected al Qaeda operative arrested in Berlin last year. The German newspaper Die Zeit was the first to report [...]This story comes to us via Homeland
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TSA Compliance - Friday, December 31, 2010Rapid Express is fully compliant with all Change 5 training and testing for Cartage Agents as defined under 49 CFR Parts 15 and 1520. Additionally everyone has a valid Security Threat Assessment number from the TSA. TSA compliance information is available for all registered customers on our website. Click here if you do not already have an account on our website to benefit from the advanced functionality. Rest assured that Rapid Express trucks and our warehouse are locked and monitored to make sure your freight is secure at all times. Rapid Express is committed to be in compliance with all current and future TSA requirements, for more information please send an email to TSA@GoRapidExpress.com
| Rapid Express Charter Participant of TSA Air Cargo Watch Program at BDL - Thursday, April 30, 2009Rapid Express is a charter member of the new TSA Air Cargo Watch program that was created to increase industry awareness of security issues related to air freight. Rapid Express takes the security of your freight very serious and are going above and beyond the requirements of the latest TSA IACSSP requirements.  PARTICIPANT
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