[infowarrior] - Europe likely to opt for biometric passports

Europe likely to opt for biometric passports Published: October 27, 2004, 5:56 PM PDT By Lars Pasveer Ministers for European Union member states agreed on Tuesday to adopt biometric passports. The first biometric passports are set to arrive in 18 months. Initially, they will record the facial

[infowarrior] - DHS Intel Chief: Civil Rights need to be abridged in terror war

Homeland Intelligence Chief Hughes Warned Civil Rights Would Have to Be 'Abridged' to Prevent Another Terror Attack By Justin Rood, CQ Staff Eight months before the White House appointed him the Homeland Security Department's top intelligence official, retired U.S. Army Gen. Patrick M. Hughes