Dec 26th, 2009 · Host Scott Simon speaks with Douglas Laird, an airline security consultant about what kinds of increased security measures passengers can expect as a result of the attempted attack on a passenger plane in Detroit Friday. Laird is the former security director for Northwest Airlines, and claims to have warned the airline industry of the inefficiency of its screening methods for years.
Keywords: security · director · Scott Simon · airports · consultant · industry · Detroit · passengers · Airlines · Laird · Northwest Airlines · Inefficiency
Oct 18th, 2005 · Former Nixon Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird argues in a new article in the quarterly Foreign Affairs that the United States should transfer power to a trained Iraqi military and continue to support Iraq even as American forces withdraw. Alex Chadwick speaks with Laird as part of an ongoing series of conversations about Iraq.
Keywords: Iraq · Foreign Affairs · Americans · United States · Iraqi · training · military · Alex Chadwick · Strategy · Laird
