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.

Summary of positions for this topic

• United States should impose racial profiling at airports (7 items)
• Plot did not represent a real threat (1 items)
• United States should begin data mining (2 items)
• Great Britain should impose racial profiling at airports (1 items)
• Great Britain should torture terror suspects for information (1 items)
• United States should ban carry-on liquids (3 items)

Full listing

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No stated opinion

The Only Option Is to Win by Newt Gingrich (The Washington Post, 8/11/2006) (view)

Terrorism Causes Occupation, Not Vice Versa by Alan Dershowitz (The Huffington Post, 8/11/2006) (view)

United States should impose racial profiling at airports

For

Profiles in Correctness by Philip Terzian (The Weekly Standard, 09/18/2006) (view)

What Israeli security could teach us by Jeff Jacoby (The Boston Globe, August 23, 2006) (view)

Terrorists win! by Ann Coulter (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 20, 2006) (view)

Profile in Sanity by Bill O'Reilly (Human Events, August 19, 2006) (view)

The 'Profiling' Debate by The Wall Street Journal editorial board (The Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2006) (view)

Against

High Profile by Jonathan Last (The Weekly Standard, September 1, 2006) (view)

Go Ahead, Search Granny by Debra Saunders (San Francisco Chronicle, August 18, 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

Refocusing airport security by Robert Poole (The Washington Times, August 20, 2006) (view)

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)

Anti-Terror Weapons We're Afraid To Use by John Yoo (Los Angeles Times, August 19, 2006) (view)

Great Britain should impose racial profiling at airports

For

Wishing away reality by Irfan Husain (Dawn, August 19, 2006) (view)

Plot did not represent a real threat

For

Bush's Weapon of Mass Deception by Larry C. Johnson (The Huffington Post, August 18, 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)

All items that address this topic (17 total)

Title	Author	Source	Date
The Only Option Is to Win	Newt Gingrich	The Washington Post	August 11, 2006
Terrorism Causes Occupation, Not Vice Versa	Alan Dershowitz	The Huffington Post	August 11, 2006
Go Ahead, Search Granny	Debra Saunders	San Francisco Chronicle	August 18, 2006
Bush's Weapon of Mass Deception	Larry C. Johnson	The Huffington Post	August 18, 2006
Anti-Terror Weapons We're Afraid To Use	John Yoo	Los Angeles Times	August 19, 2006
Profile in Sanity	Bill O'Reilly	Human Events	August 19, 2006
Wishing away reality	Irfan Husain	Dawn	August 19, 2006
The 'Profiling' Debate	The Wall Street Journal editorial board	The Wall Street Journal	August 19, 2006
Terrorists win!	Ann Coulter	Pittsburgh Tribune-Review	August 20, 2006
If torture could stop a terrorist atrocity and save thousands of lives, would it really be so wrong?	Alasdair Palmer	The Daily Telegraph	August 20, 2006
Refocusing airport security	Robert Poole	The Washington Times	August 20, 2006
What Israeli security could teach us	Jeff Jacoby	The Boston Globe	August 23, 2006
A Tool We Need to Stop the Next Airliner Plot	Michael Chertoff	The Washington Post	August 29, 2006
High Profile	Jonathan Last	The Weekly Standard	September 1, 2006
A Ban on Carry-On Luggage	The New York Times editorial board	The New York Times	September 10, 2006
A Retreat on Carry-On Liquids	The New York Times editorial board	The New York Times	September 10, 2006
Profiles in Correctness	Philip Terzian	The Weekly Standard	September 18, 2006