Sunday, December 27, 2009

Thanks to Planet Pepe

... we are being protected from the real danger: Privacy advocates, for example, have attempted to stop or at least slow the introduction of advanced checkpoint screening devices that use so-called millimeter waves to create an image of a passenger’s body, so officers can see under clothing to determine if a weapon or explosive has been hidden. Security officers, in a private area, review the images, which are not stored. Legislation is pending in the House that would prohibit the use of this equipment for routine passenger screening.

To date, only 40 of these machines have been installed at 19 airports across the United States—meaning only a tiny fraction of passengers pass through them. Amsterdam’s airport has 15 of these machines — more than just about any airport in the world — but an official there said Sunday they are prohibited from using it on passengers bound for the United States, for a reason she did not explain.

9 comments:

Tecumseh said...

Of course, IT'S ALL BUSH'S FAULT!!!: White House officials struggled to explain the complicated system of centralized terrorist data and watch lists, stressing that they were put in place years ago by the Bush administration.

Tecumseh said...

CAIR reacts.

Tecumseh said...

Sheila Jackson-Lee steps up to the plate.

Mr roT said...

Did Jackson - Lee say anything wrong?

Mr roT said...

I wouldn't go that far. Just that I don't understand linking to that piece. Did I miss something, O Sage?

Tecumseh said...

We must note that the face of the alleged terrorist has changed. Why "alleged", in this context?

Mr roT said...

Sometimes people get cases of spontaneous genital combustion, Tecs.

Tecumseh said...

You still didn't get, Herr Rot. That's the banal PC -- the one the press is using all the time (eg, when catching a mad bomber with a bomb in his lap -- it's an "alleged mad bomber").

But the novelty with Sheila is she's talking about "alleged terrorist" when describing the generic type. In other words, there is no such thing as plain vanilla terrorist on Sheila's Planet -- just alleged terrorists. Get it now, Herr Rot?

Mr roT said...

Contextualize, Tecs. Maybe the poor guy was unhappy about something.