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Annie Jacobsen
Terror on the Tarmac
If the FBI wants the support of the American people when it comes to fighting terror in the skies, it needs to treat them with respect. Annie Jacobsen has the harrowing tale of what happened when a Good Samaritan was transformed into a terror suspect. Required reading for Thanksgiving travelers.
Is It “UnAmerican” To Question Suspicious Airline Passengers? The New Racial Profiling Lawsuits
Six Arabs and a lawsuit. Sound like the title of a sitcom? Don't laugh. Racial profiling lawsuits could mean big money for plaintiffs and lawyers and scary flights for the rest of us, warns Annie Jacobsen, reporting on two recent troubling incidents.
Shoe Bomber Alert: Catch and Release
Fed up with having to take your shoes off when passing through airport security? Annie Jacobsen says there are more suspicious shoes found - and more suspicious people let go - than you might think.
Bombs Away! TSA Fails to Find Mock Bombs-Again
Screeners at LAX missed 75% of fake bombs hidden on undercover agents last year. Stunning news? More like business as usual at airports across the country, writes Annie Jacobsen.
The Death of a Counterterrorism Activist
After his wife was killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, Bruce Smith decided to devote his life to fighting jihadists and their state sponsors. Annie Jacobsen remembers the man who helped develop a cash rewards program for tips that lead to the capture of suspected terrorists.
Fear of Dying While Flying
An irate female passenger dies in a Phoenix airport holding cell. Proof that America has become a police state? Not quite, says Annie Jacobsen, who contends that the Islamic terrorist is the real bogeyman at airports.
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