Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,537,783 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Why not wear a sign?


We've we've  

Contraction of we have.

we've have
 told you how air marshals have to follow a dress code that can make them easily identifiable. Now, from Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar of the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times

Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name).
, comes news of another way they are required to identify themselves by their employer, the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
Homeland Security

executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
. When they check in at the hotels they are required to use because the department has negotiated special rates, they must ask for the "air marshal An English word that means to arrange into a particular order as a means of preparation. See data marshalling.  discount." This may not seem a major threat to national security, but if I were an al Qaeda recruiter, I'd make a point of befriending desk clerks.
COPYRIGHT 2004 Washington Monthly Company
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2004, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Title Annotation:Tilting at Windmills
Author:Peters, Charles
Publication:Washington Monthly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 2004
Words:99
Previous Article:But it's such a boring task.(Tilting at Windmills)(Brief Article)
Next Article:Kinsey's beatnik.(Tilting at Windmills)
Topics:



Related Articles
Letters.
Letters.
Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
Marrying Mohammed Atta. (Letters).
Feeding frenzy. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Letter from the editors.(Editorial)
Jilting at windmills.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
I pay my own fees.(Letter to the Editor)
Ever wonder why we put innocent people on death row?(Tilting at Windmills)(Brief Article)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles