by Jillian Gustafson | May 21, 2013 | Blog
May 20, 2013 To: TSA Administrator John Pistole, Washington, DC From: 9/11 widow Rebecca Marchand, Phoenix, Arizona Dear Administrator Pistole: As you know, I was widowed on 9/11 when my husband, United Airlines Flight Attendant Alfred Marchand, was murdered by...
by Jillian Gustafson | Jan 20, 2010 | Blog
Today and tomorrow on the Hill, there will be a few committee hearings so that legislators can better understand what went wrong leading up to the attempted bombing of NW253 on Christmas. They are (from GovExec): Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...
by Jillian Gustafson | Dec 31, 2009 | Blog
In the week following the attempted bombing of Flight 253, we’ve already seen several stages in the government response to the incident. And, yes, I use the word “government” broadly, since we are talking about agencies, the executive and...
by Jillian Gustafson | Dec 28, 2009 | Blog
As we all now know, a young Nigerian man (also of Yemeni descent), on Northwest Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas, brought explosives on board with intent to do greater damage than was actually done. And oh, has it revealed holes in the U.S. and...
by Jillian Gustafson | Aug 24, 2009 | Blog
Because I will only post every few days, I will try to summarize news of note when I can! Here is the first, “From the Last Few Days. . .” Outrage and questions persist regarding the release of al-Megrahi. Scottish leaders meet (via CNN). Senator Joe...
