Privacy? What privacy? You don't need no stinkin privacy.

American travelers' personal data would for the first time be exported to all European Union states by airline carriers flying to Europe under a proposal to be announced this week.The data, including names, telephone numbers, credit card information and travel itinerary, would be sent to E.U. member states so they could assess passenger risk for counterterrorism purposes, according to a draft copy obtained by The Washington Post.

The European Commission proposal would allow the data to be kept for 13 years or longer if used in criminal investigations and intelligence operations. It would cover all passengers flying into and out of Europe, not just Americans. READ THE POST

Proof that the Village Idiot can still get Elected!

French minister suggests Bush could be behind 9/11
Asked in an interview a few months ago whether President Bush could be behind the 9/11 attacks, now French Minister for Housing and Urban Policy Christine Boutin replied immediately, ‘I think it’s possible,’ reports Corriere della Sera. She went on: “The fact that websites which question 9/11 are visited every day by millions of people makes me think that the expression of the masses and of the people cannot not be based on a foundation of truth.” READ ON (in French)