Brussels, 15/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - US Secretary for Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, attempted to justify to MEPs on Monday, demands from the US authorities on personal airline data for passengers from Europe. He considered that the cost of civil liberties was relatively low compared to the threat of global terrorism.
At the beginning of his speech to the civil liberties committee in Brussels, the US secretary declared: “I believe we are at war”. Chertoff added: “We are...