Safety and Security on Townhall

• WH Gives No Reason For Skipping Drone Hearing, Lauds 'Unprecedented' Transparency Thu Apr 25
  Washington, D.C.
  White House Press Secretary Jay Carney could give the press pool no reason why the Administration failed to provide a witness to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing over drones on Wednesday. ... more
• The Problem Isn't Just Illegal Immigration, It's Legal Immigration, Too Wed Apr 24
  Ann Coulter
  The people of Boston are no longer being terrorized by the Marathon bombers, but amnesty supporters sure are. ... more
• Boston Marathon Bombing Need Not Expand Government Powers Wed Apr 24
  Bob Barr
  The terror attack at the Boston Marathon on April 15 is seared into our national conscience. Not since the tragic morning of September 11, 2001 has America experienced such a state of panic, confusion, and uncertainty about its domestic security. And while the casualties of the Boston terror attack fortunately were limited compared to what could have been, the repercussions of the bombing will have a profound affect on public policy in the United States, particularly as it regards law enforcement and national security policies. ... more
• Immigration Gambles Wed Apr 24
  Thomas Sowell
  Britain's late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said it all when she wrote that the world has "never ceased to be dangerous," but the West has "ceased to be vigilant." ... more
• The Lessons of 4/15/13 Wed Apr 24
  Brian and Garrett Fahy
  The White House announced Monday that Tsarnaev will be tried in civilian court on two counts: use of a weapon of mass destruction, and malicious destruction of property resulting in death. A few observations are in order. ... more
• America's Insane Asylum for Jihadists, Hustlers and Frauds Wed Apr 24
  Michelle Malkin
  In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon killing spree by foreign-born jihadists, see-no-evil bureaucrats in Washington are stubbornly defending America's lax asylum policies. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano told the Senate Tuesday that the screening process is rigorous, effective and extensive. ... more
• No Room For Complacency in Confronting Terrorist Threat Wed Apr 24
  Donald Lambro
  The deadly bombing in Boston and the wave of terror plots in the United States since 9/11 lead inexorably to three conclusions: The terrorist threat is growing; al-Qaida has not been decimated, as President Obama told us in his 2012 campaign; and there are gaps in our security system that need to be repaired. ... more
• Is Assimilation Possible? Wed Apr 24
  Susan Stamper Brown
  It is reasonably simple to find your way here in America: Follow the rules. Integrate. Drop labels. Assimilate. Be productive. Repeat. Before long, you begin to experience the freedom that comes with being an American. ... more
• The Boston Marathon Bombing and the Dangers of a Bored Society Wed Apr 24
  Ben Shapiro
  The American public now knows the identity of the Boston marathon bombing suspects. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was a former boxer and Chechnyan immigrant, radicalized in the United States by an Islamist mentor. He turned against the West in liberal Cambridge, Mass. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, 19, was a pot-loving college student at the University of Massachusetts. ... more
• Charges Dropped in Ricin Letter Case Wed Apr 24
  Washington, D.C.
  Charges against an Elvis impersonator from Mississippi who was accused of sending ricin-laced letters to the President and others have been dropped. Paul Kevin Curtis was released from custody, while the home of a second man was searched ... more
• Boston Bombing Case Parallels Toulouse Attacks Tue Apr 23
  Rachel Marsden
  The details revealed so far in the Boston Marathon bombing case are strikingly similar to those of a high-profile case in France last year. Both exemplify the modus operandi of today's young jihadist. ... more
• Rep. Peter King Was Right, America Has a Homegrown Muslim Terrorist Problem Tue Apr 23
  Crystal Wright
  Remember when Republican Rep. Peter King, Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, held hearings in 2011 and 2012 on the radicalization of Muslims here at home? ... more
• Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Islamists Tue Apr 23
  David Stokes
  The obviously sarcastic title of this column comes from the days of World War II. Noel Coward, then a famous playwright and popular British entertainer, wrote a song in 1943 titled, “Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans.” ... more
• Red, White and Saudi Privilege Tue Apr 23
  John Ransom
  Don’t expect the government to keep you safe kiddies. I have no doubt that the people who work for the FBI and the Boston police very much want to keep us safe. I doubt very much that the political masters in charge have even half a mind to do it, however, if Newtown, CT or Aurora, CO are guides. ... more
• Tsarnaev Charged, Not Enemy Combatant Tue Apr 23
  Washington, D.C.
  The White House says the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing will not be tried as an enemy combatant in a military tribunal. ... more
• Texas Residents Looking Out for Each Other After Blast Tue Apr 23
  Washington, D.C.
  Investigators in Texas still don't know how the West, Texas, fertilizer plant exploded, but they do know where the blast went off. ... more
• Terrorism Devastation and Confusion Mon Apr 22
  Armstrong Williams
  On September 11, 2001 we watched in horror as terrorists toppled the Twin Towers in New York City. They recently struck again with twin bombings in the heart of Boston. ... more
• Saudi National Questioned in Boston Attack was on Terror Watch List Mon Apr 22
  Todd Starnes
  The Saudi national who was initially detained and then ruled out as a suspect in the Boston Marathon terrorist attack had been flagged on a terror watch list and was granted a student visa without being properly vetted, sources have told me. ... more
• Miranda Mon Apr 22
  Rich Galen
  Suddenly, every cable news anchor, every pundit, every Sunday show guest, and every waiter in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia has become an expert on whether or not Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be informed of his Miranda rights. ... more
• Obama: Boston Capture Closes Chapter in Tragedy Mon Apr 22
  Washington, D.C.
  President Barack Obama says the capture of a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing closes a chapter in the tragedy. Obama spoke from the White House briefing room after 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ended up in custody. ... more
• McCaul: What did Tamerlan Tsarnaev do Overseas? Mon Apr 22
  Washington, D.C.
  House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, has lots of questions about what happened in Boston, but definitely wants to know more about what the FBI knew about Tamerlan Tsarnaev and what he did on his long trip abroad. ... more
• Torture Without Excuses Sun Apr 21
  Steve Chapman
  The autopsy gave a spare account of how the 52-year-old man died. He suffered blunt force injuries on his torso and legs, and abrasions on his left wrist indicated he had been tied or shackled down. One of his neck bones was fractured. ... more
• GOP Lawmakers: Tsarnaev is a “Good Candidate for Enemy Combatant Status” Sat Apr 20
  Leah Barkoukis
• Casual Terrorism Sat Apr 20
  Bill O'Reilly
  On Monday night, I went before a live television audience and tried to put the Boston terror attack into some perspective. I told the viewers that as an American, I was angry. I said the attack was vile and cowardly, designed to injure innocent people including children. I put forth that the Nazis did that kind of thing. ... more
• Another Terrorist Attack, Another U.S.-Saudi Cover-Up? Fri Apr 19
  Diana West
  After the FBI rescheduled another postponed briefing on the Boston Marathon Massacre for 8 p.m. on Wednesday night -- and then canceled that one, too -- that was it. I was going to give the news circus a rest until morning. ... more
• Kerry On Benghazi: 'More Important Things Move On To' Fri Apr 19
  Washington, D.C.
  Secretary of State John Kerry wants to move on to more important things instead of what happened in Benghazi. ... more

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