TSA head John Pistole today admitted that he deliberately kept plans to conduct “enhanced pat-downs” of travelers secret despite warnings from aides that it might make public outrage to the program even worse.
“In this instance my concern was … that we not publicize that beause it would then provide a roadmap or blueprint to terrorists.” insisted Pistole. The policy of groping passengers’ sexual organs has since become a matter of public record as travelers have condemned the policy.
Pistole has insisted the policy is never going to change, at least not for the better, but as officials hit back that the policy is “necessary” there is a growing question – do they even work? That too is a secret, however.
Though the TSA claims to have stopped “prohibited” items because of its procedures, they insist the question of whether they’ve actually stopped anything is a “national security issue” and even Congressional studies regarding the effectiveness of the controversial “full body” scanners have been carefully classified.
Faced with growing condemnation for its policies the TSA has threatened to arrest and fine anyone who refuses to submit, and Obama Administration officials have vigorously defended the practice, while making it a point to remind everyone that they themselves are exempt from the screening.
You wanna bet that he is wrong "that the system will never change?" His boss is President Obama and when the public gets through with Obama, he will have to decide–do I want to change this ridiculous policy or do I want to be a primary presidential candidate?" I WILL NOT VOTE FOR HIM AGAIN IF HE CONTINUES THIS POLICY!!!
The underwear bomber from last x-mas was NOT searched, and was let in IN SPITE OF BEING ON A TERRORIST list, because he circumvented the security control by the aid of some secret service people. Those that we are now supposed blankly to accept public statments from.
Since there are still people not to be searched it follows, that the whole thing is a meaningless farce. Of course they also should pat down Obama, since he is well known to be unreliable and bluffing. Same goes ESPECIALLY for public officials and secret service people. You never know when it is "of value for collecting information" to let some "terrorist" slip through! Nor could you know, if it was seen to be of value, to scare the public still more, so they themselves staged a plane crash filled with civilians! Could you please let me know why you would feel absolutely CERTAIN this is not going to happen?
You've allowed the gov't to trash your constitution, you've given your rights away for a bit of security and this is where it has taken you…this is just the beginning boys and girls. You reap what you sow.
Couldn't have said it better myself! Although I must add, that while Americans are being inconvenience with some of it's freedom, for security sake, places like Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan are living with their freedom being completely trample upon by a foreign entity, who's military drop bombs, kill innocent women and children, torture, used drones to blow up people from a safe haven somewhere in Nevada, while completely detaching themselves from any moral, or Illegal culpability. So have a little ponder next time you're being felt up at an airport, and think about the people around the world, who are being blown up to little pieces, or what the Palestinians have to go through every day of their lives in the occupy territories, so your government, with your tax dollar can keep you secure. Now ask yourselves, is it wort it?
Can't agree more! And wait until those soldiers come back home and take up jobs in your local police department – there's more to come. In a sense, Bin Laden has won beyond his expectations.. time
My my my, Pistole is certainly an arrogant little Reichsfuhrer yes he is. Granted, TSA has in past confiscated "prohibited" items like a $20 dollar bill and a pack of cigarettes from a young lady in Portland, Oregon. Some loose watches, a bag of sniff that a Rutger's student was stupid enough to pack on an airplane, chump change of varying amounts, six lighters, fourteen 'digital' pens, and a reservoir of coca cola. There are "more specifics" BUT, you know, it's all a matter of 'national security'. Right.
"Enhanced screening" for a SAFER Amerika! You tell 'em Commissar Pistole.
Let people watch him & his family go through a patdown
Who is helping the terrorists to mess up our lives?!
Well, we are – when we stand by while the Patriot Act is voted on, and when we vote the likes of Feingold (to the extent that they exist) out of the Senate..
Listen and obey you mere mundanes, you insignificant chattel slaves. Resistance to the United States of Fascistic Oligarchy is futile. As it has been written, so shall it be. The Great and Most Powerful Lord of the Almighty TSA has spoken and given you his last and final warning. If you do not bend the knee, fall down and worship, and subject yourself completely to his will; you will be dealt with most harshly.
I write to urge TSA Security Chief Pistole to take the security procedures one more step. That is, that all scanner and grope-down personnel be required to be scanned and groped when beginning each day's work. I think this methodology should apply also to management and corporate executives involved in the program. After all, we'll never know when somebody could slip in to one of these roles very cleverly and pose a mortal danger. The assumption that such a danger has slipped in amongst ordinary citizens today in airports must also be applied to the TSA personnel themselves, to the highest offices! It’s only reasonable and logical. To review: an hour or two’s start up with scanners and gropers scanning and groping themselves, then turning their skills to management and upper level executives with the security companies will surely add to the sense of security these methods bring to us.
Everyday there must be more and more people out there fantazing about the groping they would give "The Chief Groper Pistoli " if they could get their hands on him.
And with such a comics name – calling himsel a pistol!
With a "Pistole" to the nations head we're supposed to shaddup and do as youz been told.
His name is real funny..PIS-STOLE, which means he is a theif or a Piss Thief. I bet he doesn't have the three essential things for knowledge. Math, Geaography & history. This guy looks very dumb when he speeks on t.v. He speaks like a robot or programmed shithead. I am sure this guy got real mental problems.
Well, america, you've slept through the slaughter of untold thousands of Iraqis and Afghanis, the nearly total loss of communication privacy, the right to habeas corpus, the right to a trial by jury, the murder of an american citizen (lately) by israel the… the list is too long to go through.
Now you're finally angry that they want to irradiate you and/or feel you up when you travel.
It's about damn time!!
If you back off now and allow the idiots/lunatics/morons in this broken government to continue this — all is lost and we'll never get it back.
This is where a stand NEEDS to be made.
DON'T fly
"“If we tolerate this,” Congressman Ron Paul said, “there’s something wrong with us.” He added that the American people deserve to be humiliated and demeaned by the government if they refuse to stand up and resist."" The Congressman is certainly right about that. Where is the massive outpouring of rage on the part of American men? Maybe we need not be concerned about the TSA groping the testicles of American men because maybe they don't have any. If they did, they would be out in the streets by the millions protesting the disgusting and despicable sexual assaults on their women and children by the Federal government's fascist goons at the TSA.
I don't care what this Chief Security Guard says, I'm an American Citizen, my God Given Right to travel freely and without enduring unwarranted searches of my property or my person is enshrined in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution of the United States of America, No Goon squad dressed up in Holoween Costumes and Tin Badges are going to destroy that for me and my family.
A Mr Kernan proved that the invasive procedures are unconstitutional, while TSA officials repeating “policy” like a broken record, Kernan stated, “I am aware that it is policy, but I disagree with the policy, and I think that it is unconstitutional. As a U.S. citizen, I have the right to move freely within my country as long as I can demonstrate proof of citizenship and have demonstrated no reasonable cause to be detained.” Read the full story here.
http://www.infowars.com/man-proves-tsa-policies-a…
Baby steps to the Holocost… when will we value the Bill of Rights and Constitution? When we are escorted to the pit?
Vei half vays of makine you submit my little leibshin… its just a formality, papers please, raise your arms and I'm going to search you, now I'm going to touch your genitals, now I'm going to squeeze your genitals, take off those clothes… yes every stitch of clothing you must be naked as the day you were born, you're next… run into the pit to be shot.
Well they aren't like us at all they are less than human and deserved to be eliminated in a humane way. Poor things.
And you thought an ex-FBI agent wasn't an inbred moron!
No, I thought that today the majority of them are inbred morons.
Know why.
Remember the FBI agent that had her hair on fire about what she knew was coming before 9-11 and was told to shut up then screwed over because she was not an inbred moron.
This guy is proof that if you lick enough @##-, you go to the top.
I just wonder how many generations mom and dad have been brother and sister.
Better check to see if he is married to a close relative.
And you thought an ex-FBI agent wasn't an inbred moron!
Questions:
Are ALL of the airport employees- from ticket agents to baggage handlers to air traffic controllers- given the TSA treatment each and every time they come to work? Are the baggage handlers confined to certain 'clean' areas continually swept by bomb dogs and security cameras? What about the employees of the various food and drink concessions? If the airport employees go anywhere by themselves, not observed by any other employee, are they required to go through the security line again?
If not, think of this: how difficult is it to get a job as a baggage handler and just listen for a page or an IM or email giving you the 'go code' to start an operation? How difficult is it to carry an explosive to work, maybe in to the air traffic control room, and detonate the thing? It's not just traffic controllers in there, you know- there's all sorts of service and cleaning personnel who circulate through each and every day- are all of those checked each and every time they set foot on the premises? If not, why not? Sure, they might be bonded and unionized employees, but…. does that really make a difference?
The moral of the story is: why would a terrorist even consider going through the passenger line when he'd have much better cover as an airline employee?
You don't need to guess – the guy comes from the FBI 🙂