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Galvanized by the recent terror attacks in France, European Union leaders on Thursday debate a range of ambitious steps to better protect their 28 nations, including exchanging airliner passenger manifests, tightening controls at the border and combating extremism on the Internet. “Europe is facing an unprecedented, diverse and serious terrorist threat,” Gilles de Kerchove, the bloc’s counter-terrorism coordinator, warned EU member governments in a report last month. Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics, whose nation holds the EU’s six-month revolving presidency, said Tuesday the often fractious members had reached broad consensus on what actions to take, and share the “strong will”...

Last year, we convinced Congress and the President to bring REAL security to America's skies, by allowing trained volunteer pilots to carry guns in the cockpit to combat any terrorist threat. That bill passed and was signed into law, which allows for Federal Flight Deck Officers (FFDOs) to be armed. However, true to government form, the bureaucrats who never wanted this bill passed are now doing everything in their power to stymie its implementation... at the expense of OUR safety and security. Look at what the new Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) will require from each FFDO candidate, according to the...