New TSA directives

[lobster63]

Here's an idea...how about we stop worrying about being politically correct and tell alla rasefjani rashad hakeem, no plane for you. is it profiling? damn straight. but its time to worry about OUR people.

 

[mikemill]

Here's an idea...how about we stop worrying about being politically correct and tell alla rasefjani rashad hakeem, no plane for you. is it profiling? damn straight. but its time to worry about OUR people.

There are Americans with names similar to that which would make them "OUR" people. Profiling has this nasty habit of locking you into one type of threat and ignoring all others. What happens when one of the many other terrorist organizations that hate American (and there are plenty) decide that we aren't paying them any attention so it is a good time for them to attack?

 

[lobster63]

Hi Mikemill, ok, you are correct, there are some folks that are our people, and maybe the statement is drastic, but whats the answer? some of the folks on here have made a very valid point, everything we do can circumvented in time. so whats the best course of action? what do you think?

 

[Papa_Bear]

The answer is GOOD assassins! We need to rebuild the CIA to what it used to be! We need to take out Mullahs with bad opinions of us! They could have bad accidents, heart attacks, or a number of other problems????!!!! We need a new Elliott Ness in town! We need to stop it over there, not here or in the sky! The best Defense is a great Offense!!!! WAKE UP!

 

[Kevrumbo]

political correctness crap, politicans do not want to make anyone unhappy, except the citizens! Go to israel, they know security! If it looks like a duck, they are going to look at it, screw racial profiling.
John q public is not the problem in this country, it is radical muslims, and the politicans who do not want to offend them.

and just wait until some lunatic tries to strangle a flight attendant with a pair of pants.
The tsa in their typical reactionary brilliance with then have us all flying with no pants.
Dear god in heaven we're a stupid nation.

here's an idea...how about we stop worrying about being politically correct and tell alla rasefjani rashad hakeem, no plane for you. Is it profiling? Damn straight. But its time to worry about our people.

the answer is good assassins! We need to rebuild the cia to what it used to be! We need to take out mullahs with bad opinions of us! They could have bad accidents, heart attacks, or a number of other problems????!!!! We need a new elliott ness in town! we need to stop it over there, not here or in the sky! The best defense is a great offense!!!! Wake up!

"In matters of national security emotion is no substitute for intelligence, nor rigidity for prudence. To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man — and also a nation." [Adlai Stevenson]. . .

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[irishsquid]

There are Americans with names similar to that which would make them "OUR" people. Profiling has this nasty habit of locking you into one type of threat and ignoring all others. What happens when one of the many other terrorist organizations that hate American (and there are plenty) decide that we aren't paying them any attention so it is a good time for them to attack?

I'm going to disagree. Profiling doesn't mean you ignore looking at other threats. At present, it's not blond-haired/blue-eyed Euros/Americans, 80 yr. old retired grannies in wheel chairs, or 8 mth. old babies in car seats trying to blow up our aircraft and kill infidels. To waste our resources by spending equal amounts of time on these just to be PC is ridiculous. Middle Eastern radicals are the current threat and should be the focus at this time. IMHO

 

[cowdog77]

"Middle Eastern radicals are the current threat and should be the focus at this time."

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Yep.

 

[shoredivr]

It appears that the new rules were active only through December 30, and are no longer in effect. I don't think anyone was buying that they were in any way effective at, well, anything, really (except making the TSA look foolish and annoying a lot of legitimate travellers).

- Passengers are no longer required to remain seated within one hour of landing at a US airport when leaving an airport outside the US.

- Passengers are now able to have blankets, pillows on their laps and they can access their carry-on luggage inflight in the last hour.

As of this morning, Transport Canada website says it is still banning carry-ons for flights entering the US from Canada. Welcome to Canuckistan. Your tax dollars at work.

Update to Security Measures - Backgrounders - Backgrounders, Reports and Info Sheets - Media Room - Transport Canada

"On December 28, Transport Canada put in place enhanced security measures for passengers on flights bound for the United States. Effective immediately, US bound passengers are not allowed to bring carry on bags into the cabin of the aircraft, with some exceptions. Passengers may carry with them one or more of the following items: medication or medical devices, small purses, cameras, coats, items for care of infants, laptop computers, crutches, canes, walkers, containers carrying life sustaining items, a special needs item, musical instruments, or diplomatic or consular bags.

Transport Canada also has authorized the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) to use RCMP and local police officers to actively assist with some procedures specific to the screening process.

The purpose of this is to alleviate the immediate pressures at the security checkpoint resulting directly from the temporary emergency measures announced by Transport Canada on December 26th.

Additional searches of passengers and their exempted items will continue. Delays can be expected so passengers are advised to arrive at the airport three hours in advance of their scheduled flight.

These measures are expected to be in place at least for several days. "

Well, it's several days later already, now what? Mooooo, moooo. Nothing to see here, move along.

 

[Nemrod]

We may have to ban religion. Maybe a one world religion, as long as it is my religion. Is Jihad Arabic for crusade? Maybe it is time for the Pope to declare a Crusade if the Clerics can declare Jihad.

Unfortunately it is not that easy, this all is the latest reincarnation of a cultural war that has continued since before there was Christianity or Islam. Why we are so myopic that we don't recognize this is beyond me. They, they being the opposing culture (a stone age culture) want to kill us all (of the western, developed technological culture) and the latest fads in religion, Islam or Christian whatever, is just the excuse to continue the ancient conflict.

Religion kills people dead.

And now we cannot have carry on luggage and have to be scanned with some sort of micro wave device. Y'all remember those shoe size X-ray boxes back in the 40s (a little before my time) and they were all the rage and nobody was concerned about radiation because we did not understand the risks. Now they tell us being micro waved before boarding the airplane is perfectly safe until all of sudden breast cancer rates shoot up and children are getting brain cancer, ooooppps.

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[elan]

Unfortunately it is not that easy, this all is the latest reincarnation of a cultural war that has continued since before there was Christianity or Islam. Why we are so myopic that we don't recognize this is beyond me. They, they being the opposing culture (a stone age culture) want to kill us all (of the western, developed technological culture) and the latest fads in religion, Islam or Christian whatever, is just the excuse to continue the ancient conflict.

Yeah this is why the Brits were in Australia, Africa and America, Frenches in America and Africa and Spaniards in the Americas as well. and now this is why we are now in Iraq and Afganistan.

Come on people just be honest with yourselves. Western countries come to other places f### everything up get resources and then complain that others hate them and trying to kill them all?

After all Christianity is one of the bloodiest religions if you look back into the history