Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge ordered foreign airlines to place armed air marshals on some flights to and from the U.S. Anticipating the announcement Britain began deploying armed marshals on flights over the weekend. While the U.S. has given private U.S. airlines hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to cover new security costs, no aid is being given to the foreign airlines to pay for the marshals. Airlines that refuse to comply will be barred from landing in the U.S. The International Air Transport Association, which represents international airlines, came out against Ridge’s order. An Israeli security expert told USA Today “No country has ever tried to impose on other countries any measures of aviation security.”

Meanwhile the FBI has issued a warning to police to be on the lookout for people carrying copies of the World Almanac because it “may point to possible terrorist planning.”