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WASHINGTON: US lawmakers favoured a compulsory full body scan of the passengers of all US-bound international flights so as to avoid the incident of a Nigerian national sneaking inside the plane with explosives. "I would say right now we do need full body scan, especially when you have countries like Nigeria, which have inadequate security, and you have passengers transiting in Amsterdam and coming here," Congressman Peter King told CBS news in an interview. "There is a brief violation of privacy with the full body scan, but on the other hand we can save thousands of lives," said King, a...

America, Bully of the World I remember our high school bully. I did not like him, and neither did anyone else. We tried to get back at him for his mean treatment, but not with any success. How glad we were when his family moved away. Undoubtedly, the world's bully today is the United States of America, with all its political and military dominance throughout the world. No wonder we are plagued with terrorists. How can we deal with it? Certainly not by more bullying, but by drawing back and allowing other nations to play their parts. Why can't we...