Paul J Caffera

  • Republicans for Kerry?

    After enduring a sustained offensive from conservatives, Republican moderates are quietly mounting a counterattack against Bush, DeLay & Co.
  • A predictable tragedy

    The government knows that Iraqi insurgents have a cache of shoulder-launched missiles. So why are troops still ferried in unprotected aircraft?
  • Bush abandons troop-protection plan

    A decision by the White House and a GOP-dominated Congress would leave troop-transport jets vulnerable to missile attack.
  • Terrorist threat or political hype?

    Top Bush administration officials called the bust of arms dealer Hemant Lakhani last week a major blow against terrorism. Security experts are skeptical.
  • Bush's do-nothing plan for airline security

    When it comes to protecting passenger jets from a terrorist's shoulder-launched missile, the White House is taking a bargain-basement approach.
  • Last chance to avert catastrophe?

    The U.S. government and airlines have failed to address the terrifying portable missile threat until now. Will al-Qaida's Kenya attack finally spur them into action?

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