2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
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This is a topic, with start date August 10, 2006 and end date August 10, 2006.
Its theme(s) are Terrorism.
Positions are shown reverse-chronologically, by their earliest opinion item.
Summary of positions for this topic
- Great Britain should impose racial profiling at airports (1 items)
- United States should begin data mining (2 items)
- Great Britain should torture terror suspects for information (1 items)
- United States should ban carry-on liquids (3 items)
- Plot did not represent a real threat (1 items)
- United States should impose racial profiling at airports (7 items)
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Great Britain should impose racial profiling at airports
For
United States should begin data mining
For
A Tool We Need to Stop the Next Airliner Plot by Michael Chertoff (The Washington Post, August 29, 2006) (view)
Great Britain should torture terror suspects for information
Mixed
If torture could stop a terrorist atrocity and save thousands of lives, would it really be so wrong? by Alasdair Palmer (The Daily Telegraph, August 20, 2006) (view)
United States should ban carry-on liquids
For
A Ban on Carry-On Luggage by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, September 10, 2006) (view)
A Retreat on Carry-On Liquids by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, September 10, 2006) (view)
Against
Plot did not represent a real threat
For
United States should impose racial profiling at airports
For
Profiles in Correctness by Philip Terzian (The Weekly Standard, September 18, 2006) (view)
The 'Profiling' Debate by The Wall Street Journal editorial board (The Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2006) (view)
Against
All items that address this topic (17 total)
Use a JavaScript-enabled browser to view this element. Browse the result list directly.DAYMONTHA Ban on Carry-On Luggage2006-09-10T00:00:000Author: The New York Times editorial board
Source: The New York Times
Date: 10 September 2006
A Retreat on Carry-On Liquids2006-09-10T00:00:000Author: The New York Times editorial board
Source: The New York Times
Date: 10 September 2006
A Tool We Need to Stop the Next Airliner Plot2006-08-29T00:00:000Author: Michael Chertoff
Source: The Washington Post
Date: 29 August 2006
Anti-Terror Weapons We're Afraid To Use2006-08-19T00:00:000Author: John Yoo
Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: 19 August 2006
Bush's Weapon of Mass Deception2006-08-18T00:00:000Author: Larry C. Johnson
Source: The Huffington Post
Date: 18 August 2006
Go Ahead, Search Granny2006-08-18T00:00:000Author: Debra Saunders
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Date: 18 August 2006
High Profile2006-09-01T00:00:000Author: Jonathan Last
Source: The Weekly Standard
Date: 1 September 2006
If torture could stop a terrorist atrocity and save thousands of lives, would it really be so wrong?2006-08-20T00:00:000Author: Alasdair Palmer
Source: The Daily Telegraph
Date: 20 August 2006
Profile in Sanity2006-08-19T00:00:000Author: Bill O'Reilly
Source: Human Events
Date: 19 August 2006
Profiles in Correctness2006-09-18T00:00:000Author: Philip Terzian
Source: The Weekly Standard
Date: 18 September 2006
Refocusing airport security2006-08-20T00:00:000Author: Robert Poole
Source: The Washington Times
Date: 20 August 2006
Terrorism Causes Occupation, Not Vice Versa2006-08-11T00:00:000Author: Alan Dershowitz
Source: The Huffington Post
Date: 11 August 2006
Terrorists win!2006-08-20T00:00:000Author: Ann Coulter
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Date: 20 August 2006
The 'Profiling' Debate2006-08-19T00:00:000Author: The Wall Street Journal editorial board
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Date: 19 August 2006
The Only Option Is to Win2006-08-11T00:00:000Author: Newt Gingrich
Source: The Washington Post
Date: 11 August 2006
What Israeli security could teach us2006-08-23T00:00:000Author: Jeff Jacoby
Source: The Boston Globe
Date: 23 August 2006
Wishing away reality2006-08-19T00:00:000Author: Irfan Husain
Source: Dawn
Date: 19 August 2006
2006-09-18T00:00:00
Source: The New York Times
Date: 10 September 2006
A Retreat on Carry-On Liquids2006-09-10T00:00:000Author: The New York Times editorial board
Source: The New York Times
Date: 10 September 2006
A Tool We Need to Stop the Next Airliner Plot2006-08-29T00:00:000Author: Michael Chertoff
Source: The Washington Post
Date: 29 August 2006
Anti-Terror Weapons We're Afraid To Use2006-08-19T00:00:000Author: John Yoo
Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: 19 August 2006
Bush's Weapon of Mass Deception2006-08-18T00:00:000Author: Larry C. Johnson
Source: The Huffington Post
Date: 18 August 2006
Go Ahead, Search Granny2006-08-18T00:00:000Author: Debra Saunders
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Date: 18 August 2006
High Profile2006-09-01T00:00:000Author: Jonathan Last
Source: The Weekly Standard
Date: 1 September 2006
If torture could stop a terrorist atrocity and save thousands of lives, would it really be so wrong?2006-08-20T00:00:000Author: Alasdair Palmer
Source: The Daily Telegraph
Date: 20 August 2006
Profile in Sanity2006-08-19T00:00:000Author: Bill O'Reilly
Source: Human Events
Date: 19 August 2006
Profiles in Correctness2006-09-18T00:00:000Author: Philip Terzian
Source: The Weekly Standard
Date: 18 September 2006
Refocusing airport security2006-08-20T00:00:000Author: Robert Poole
Source: The Washington Times
Date: 20 August 2006
Terrorism Causes Occupation, Not Vice Versa2006-08-11T00:00:000Author: Alan Dershowitz
Source: The Huffington Post
Date: 11 August 2006
Terrorists win!2006-08-20T00:00:000Author: Ann Coulter
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Date: 20 August 2006
The 'Profiling' Debate2006-08-19T00:00:000Author: The Wall Street Journal editorial board
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Date: 19 August 2006
The Only Option Is to Win2006-08-11T00:00:000Author: Newt Gingrich
Source: The Washington Post
Date: 11 August 2006
What Israeli security could teach us2006-08-23T00:00:000Author: Jeff Jacoby
Source: The Boston Globe
Date: 23 August 2006
Wishing away reality2006-08-19T00:00:000Author: Irfan Husain
Source: Dawn
Date: 19 August 2006
2006-09-18T00:00:00