To the Point
No-Fly Lists, Underwear Bombs and the 'War on Terror'
500 US citizens are on the FBI's No-Fly list, without explanation or appeal. We hear about the latest in high-tech terrorist technology and the denial of Constitutional rights.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenFive hundred American citizens are on the FBI's No-Fly list, without explanation or any way to appeal. We hear about the latest in high-tech terrorist technology and the denial of Constitutional rights. Also, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon keeps his job, and for the first time, British prosecutors have made criminal charges against one of Rupert Murdoch's highest executives and former confidants. We hear about Rebekah Brooks and allegations of conspiring to "pervert the course of justice."
Banner image: American Airlines customers wait in line to check in for flights at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
In this episode
3 storiesJP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Keeps His Job
There was another apology today from Jamie Dimon -- the man once known as Wall Street's smartest banker — this time at a meeting of JP Morgan Chase shareholders, for the now-infamous $2 billion trading loss he calls "self-inflicted." Apparently all is forgiven, at least for the moment. The shareholders approved the CEO's $23 million pay package.
Read the story8 minTerrorism, Civil Rights and the No-Fly List
The latest version of al Qaeda's underwear bomb has revealed technology that could defeat airport scanners maintained by the TSA and re-focused attention on the No-Fly List, kept by the FBI since 2003. It includes some 500 American citizens who can't find out why they're on the list or how to get off it.
Read the story37 minMurdoch Scandal Produces First Criminal Charges
Rebekah Brooks, her husband and former aides say they're outraged by criminal charges filed against them today in connection with phone hacking and government corruption.
Read the story6 min
