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Michael Scheuer is the former head of the CIA's Osama Bin Laden tracking unit and a best selling author. In a recent Washington Post opinion piece, Scheuer describes the Obama Administration's condemnation of torture as narrow, unproductive and driven by ideology. The recently released so-called torture memos continue to stir debate about whether Bush Adminstration officials should be punished for authorizing harsh interrogation techniques.

The failed Dec. 25 airline bombing has spotlighted the fact that the Transportation Security Administration has been without a permanent leader for a year. A GOP senator put a hold on President Obama's nominee because the administration won't rule out collective bargaining for airport screeners.

Culture Lust contributor Randy Dotinga talks with the new owner of Obelisk, Hillcrest's gay and lesbian bookstore, about the future of independent bookstores and the purchasing habits of gay and lesbian consumers.

The former senator recalls how a traumatic accident in wartime led to a political career that spanned four decades. In an interview with NPR's Renee Montagne, he discusses his new memoir, Heart of a Patriot, and his solidarity with young soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

The world's three most notorious terrorists have all released new tapes within the same week. Experts say it's more likely coincidence than a coordinated message. But some security analysts say the messages of Abu Musab Zarqawi, Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri could imply more than mere rhetoric.

Prosecutors have plenty of evidence to support allegations that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed masterminded the Sept. 11 attacks, including multiple confessions. But it won't be easy getting most of it into federal court. The accused terrorist most likely won't go free, but the trial could be a long, tough battle.

They're three little words that fit perfectly on cable TV news screens -- the screaming tabloid headlines of our time. That they're inaccurate and misleading doesn't seem to matter.

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But the U.S.A.'s standing has plunged in Mexico and remains dismal in many Muslim nations despite the president's outreach.

Two New Jersey men appeared in federal court this week on terrorism charges. Federal prosecutors said the pair listened to Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki who is suspected of inspiring recent home-grown terror plots including the Fort Hood massacre that left 13 people dead.