Unlocking the Secrets of Prisoner X

Other Worlds Austin presents political paranoia thriller

"...Christmas Horror Story) has been challenged with debriefing a terrorist (Romano Orzari, Burnt Eden) detained with a trunk full..."

June 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beyond Limits Otherwise Prescribed

George W. Bush refuses to put our money where his mouth is in matters of domestic defense, even though all the experts testify that America is as vulnerable to major terrorist attacks today as it was on 9 / 11.

"...has done virtually nothing to protect America from a terrorist attack. Incredible as that may seem, the facts are..."

March 21, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Local Activists Call Out Police and Find Themselves Flagged as Threats

Doesn't take much to get on the watchlist

"...the country. In recent weeks, we've reported on ARIC's threat liaison officer program, which enlists law enforcement and private..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

APD’s Secret Informants Eyeing Neighbors for “Suspicious” Activity, Leaked Documents Reveal

APD intel center puts spies among us

"...of ARIC's intelligence gathering process is the use of Threat Liaison Officers (TLOs), who report suspicious activity or behavior..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

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"...of the economy and regardless of the smoking ordinance. Threatening to "run a box in the Chronicle" blaming any..."

June 13, 2003 Column

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A right, a left, another right: our letters column takes it on the chin.

"...terrible day. There was no indication this was a terrorist attack when the first plane hit the WTC. There..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

ARIC Trainings Teach Cops and Informants Junk Science

Police are learning lessons in fear

"...be consigned to the dustbin of history." Spot the Terrorist!..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Doesn't Need Facts to Buy What Administration Is Selling: He Believes!

"...was allied with bin Laden and trained al Qaeda terrorists. He sponsored numerous Islamist terrorist attacks and actively sought..."

Aug. 7, 2006 Postmarks

A Danse Macabre

Our national preparations for war follow a choreography that has predetermined steps.

"...aggression against any country he feels might be a threat -- thereby not merely rewriting but canceling the most..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

The Hightower Lowdown

Terror strikes Georgetown … not quite; and Bush warms up to polluters.

"...to the massive show of police forces, the dirty terrorist perp was nailed within two days. Under grilling in..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Deconstructing ISIS

UT professors discuss the rise of the Islamic state

"...middle of 2015, it has suspended 125,000 accounts “for threatening or promoting terrorist acts, primarily related to ISIS.” In..."

March 1, 2016 News Post by Dina Samir Shehata

The Hightower Report

Code Red on Deodorant Sticks; and Save Us From Our Protectors

"...you undoubtedly know, since the British police uncovered that terrorist scheme to blow up some trans-Atlantic flights with liquid..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

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"...why it is likely to become approved. This ordinance threatens the very livelihood of the live music industry here...."

May 9, 2003 Column

Austin at Large: ARIC, Meet ALICE

Two acronyms walk into an ongoing conversation about justice and equity

"...fusion centers to integrate interagency intelligence about criminal or terrorist activity. Now, the Dark Side ......"

Sept. 11, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Letters at 3AM: The Sixth War

America is engaged in hostilities on six fronts

"...that does not involve ... an actual or imminent threat to the nation" (quoted by Maureen Dowd, The New..."

July 15, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

The Last Vance McDonald Letter to Appear in the 'Chronicle' That Says Exactly the Same Stupid Things as All the Others

"...U.S. today is between those who appreciate that Islamic terrorists represent an existential threat to American life and liberty..."

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Navasky & Barsamian

Former editor of The Nation discusses the role of the alternative press

"...there analogies between the so-called red menace and the terrorist menace or not? And to raise a series of..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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"...Ordinance approaches (Aug. 8), Barton Springs and neighbors are threatened with the proposed Wal-Mart and a proposed Lowe's that..."

July 25, 2003 Column

Page Two

When they label war protesters' speech as traitorous, right-wing war supporters reveal themselves as truly anti-American.

"...is about only one thing, however illusory: the imminent threat of terrorist action against the U.S. by Iraq. Whereas..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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"...our atomic buildup as a countermeasure to the Russian threat. Dr. Teller and his wife were able to leave..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column

Texas Lawmakers Continue Anti-Refugee Fight

Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott do all they can to block families fleeing the Syrian Civil War

"...the coming year. But after Paris was attacked by terrorists in November, Abbott wrote a letter to the president..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Shooting the Hostages

"...the in crowd, and it has made me a threat to those who like to control other people. I..."

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The Next Chapter

Three Austin-based national-security experts offer their views on how America can rebuild its reputation in Iraq and beyond

"...does nobody any good." Better analysis should mean better threat assessment and fewer false leads. In real terms, that..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Righting Wrongs

A position checklist of pragmatic politics

"...to sit in a circle with my beautiful Islamic terrorist brothers and sisters singing "Kumbaya," nor am I a..."

April 11, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Weed Watch

Fox reconsiders drug legalization; and Beavis and Butt-head spike the teachers' brownies

"...enforcement resources, both manpower and money, to combat the threat posed by the ever-strengthening Mexican drug cartels (whose power..."

June 2, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Iconoclast' Country

It's election time in Crawford – peace and free speech keep right on waving and smiling

"...character to the local authorities. "C'mon! Hello people, I'm terrorist!" he adds ironically, with his thick Portuguese-laced English more..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Bush Speak, Bush Facts, Bush Truth

"...national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq nor (B) likely lead to enforcement..."

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"...didn't use them against U.S. troops, therefore the WMD threat wasn't real" argument ["Page Two," July 11]. Even if..."

July 18, 2003 Column

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Expect the next decade to be dominated by a weak economy and precarious international politics -- the consequences of Bush's successes.

"...than three decades but is, additionally, a destabilizing and threatening force throughout the region. Having our country take him..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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"...It is clear that the terrorist attack on 9/11 has abetted an illegitimately elected administration..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column

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