Muslim group defends passengers
TweetRemember the imams who were removed from a US Airways flight in Minneapolis? They did virtually everything they could to make themselves appear suspicious and frightening, in what I and many...
View ArticleAirport security done right
TweetIn the comments to Sensible profiling, I pointed out that the Israelis use profiling and do it right. An excellent story in the Toronto Star details just how different Israel's airport security...
View ArticleSurprised by al Qaeda’s determination
TweetA couple of days after Abdul Farouk Umar Abdulmutallab almost managed to blow up Northwest Flight 253, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told CNN that "one thing I'd like to point out...
View ArticleProfiling at Montreal airport
TweetIt sure looks like Montreal's airport security personnel are guilty of profiling passengers: MONTREAL (AP) – Canadian police say it was wrong for one of their officers to whisk Halle Berry, her...
View Article“Don’t touch my junk”
TweetThe backlash against TSA's new "enhanced" airport screening techniques is continuing to build. Apparently, quite a few Americans object to having to choose between a revealing full-body scan that...
View ArticleNew Jersey legislators take on TSA
TweetHere is the press conference held by a bipartisan group of New Jersey legislators challenging the constitutionality, efficacy, safety, and decency of TSA's back-scatter radiation scanners and...
View ArticleA Thanksgiving traveler survey
TweetI’ve come up with a survey I’d like to see Rasmussen or somebody do of potential Thanksgiving travelers: Are you planning to fly somewhere for Thanksgiving? Yes No Not sure If you’re planning to...
View ArticleTSA idiocy vs. armed soldiers
TweetThey were returning from Afghanistan on a military charter flight — 330 soldiers coming home from war. All were armed with M4 carbines. Some also had sidearms. And some had M240B machine guns. The...
View ArticleThe power of the technician
TweetDaniel H. Fernald thinks TSA administrator John Pistole's response to the growing "Don't touch my junk" movement is a symptom of a problem that won't be solved by defeating Obama in 2012. It's...
View ArticleHoliday music
TweetSome of you no doubt traveled somewhere in the last couple of days, and if it involved an airport, it probably wasn't a particularly pleasant experience. For your Christmas Eve entertainment, here...
View ArticleOntology, Venn diagrams, and the TSA
TweetI saw Touching Your Junk: An Ontological Complaint at the end of December. I managed to save my Firefox session history after my computer meltdown. Today, I finally reinstalled FF, and when I...
View ArticleTSA embraces age discrimination
TweetThe Transportation Security Administration is going to ease up on air travelers over the age of 75. They’ll be able to keep their shoes and jackets on and will no longer be groped (emphasis...
View ArticleStop the TSA power grab
TweetThat TSA story I just posted about reminded me of something David Aitken linked to that I meant to pass on. The TSA advertises for security screeners on pizza boxes and gas pumps. The people it...
View ArticleIs TSA conducting traveler obedience training drills?
TweetAnything associated with Alex Jones should be taken with a grain of salt, but this story on Prison Planet looks pretty solid: The TSA has failed to respond to the now confirmed fact that the...
View ArticleAirport screening results
TweetLike she said, hysterical. Hysterical #tcotpic.twitter.com/Uzm80n9oVU — BOSSY #BenghaziStacy (@Discoveringme40) March 29, 2014 UPDATE: To be fair, I should note that this overstates the number of...
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