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Donald
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 Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:03 pm Post subject: Preventing another 9/11 |
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Since September 11, 2001, billions of your tax dollars (most of it borrowed money) has been poured into homeland security, designed to make us all safer. Responsibility for airport security has been handed over to federal employees at the Transportation Security Agency, or TSA. So how's the TSA been doing?
Not good. A story out of New Jersey earlier this week continues to prove the point that we are no safer at airports today than we were before 9/11. Baggage screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport lost a fake bomb that was planted in luggage for a training exercise. It was later recovered by security officials in Amsterdam, after making its way onto a flight there: http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-19/1103179234113900.xml
The "bomb" even had wires, a detonator and a clock. Hard to miss, but the TSA did. Their spokeswoman says it was too soon to say if anyone would be disciplined for the failure. Is it too much to ask to get some real airport security in this country?
These people will grope breasts ... but can't keep their eyes on a bomb with wires and detonators. Feel safe, do you? |
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SDR
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| Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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Donald
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SDR, if you're traveling by air you always have the chance of a cheap thrill at the airport as the TSA wizards grab your crotch and pat down your boobs. This is the new TSA policy after those two Russian airliners crashed almost simultaneously....remember?
The TSA sits on its haunches and ignores critical inspections and then has the habit of patting down old ladies to make sure that those things under granny's blouse aren't old sweat socks full of C-4.
So how's the TSA been doing? |
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