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Mar 17, 03, 12:53 pm
AviationPlanning.com Article (http://www.aviationplanning.com/asrc11.htm)
"After 9/11, we all remember, Norman Mineta's vacuum of leadership turned airport security policy over to Congress - the mother of all committees. The resulting free-for-all lasted for weeks - it was standing room only on the steps of the House and Senate as dozens of congresspeople held almost daily press conferences trumpeting their individual crackpot theories of aviation security.
The result was the TSA, which is a proven failure at doing anything except becoming a cushy jobs program. The latest jive - that the TSA has confiscated 4.5 million pointy objects - is the latest evidence that this organization is into PR more than real security."
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"Give me Liberty or give me Death." - Patrick Henry
As a for profit consultancy, Aviation Planning's empty and meaningless rhetoric is less than without foundation; they stir a tempest in a teapot in an attempt to profit from it.
Haven't seen much of them in the news lately; I think their bias has become so pronounced that they have lost all of whatever credibility they once had.
[This message has been edited by Brian (edited 03-17-2003).]
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Brian:
As a for profit consultancy, Aviation Planning's empty and meaningless rhetoric is less than menaingless; they stir a tempest in a teapot in an attempt to profit from it.
Haven't seen much of them in the news lately; I think their bias has become so pronounced that they have lost all of whatever credibility they once had. </font>
You have seen the stories they are commenting on though so their rhetoric can't be too empty. They certainly pointed out something that came to mind immediately upon hearing the story:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Then There's The TSA's Comments. For the record, the TSA's response to this incident is a blatant lie. No, not a difference of opinion, a first class lie. Regarding the selection of Telluride, a TSA spokesman said:
"We wanted to keep them (the hiring team) at a reasonable distance (i.e., at Telluride) to give as many people an opportunity to compete for these positions." TSA went on to say that this resort was the only place that had the "sophisticated" communications systems needed.
Both of those comments are lies. First, take a look at a map. Telluride is way out of the way, and it takes a wide loop from any major highway to get there. The place is at the end of box canyon, with only one paved road in or out. Reasonable distance it's not. But the golf was good, and the expense-account unlimited.
And the comments about not having high speed internet is another piece of jive. Both the junior college at Durango and the Durango library claim to have high speed internet. But regardless of that, the WSJ reported that sometimes only one or two applicants would show up a day. </font>
I guess that left more time for golf if only 1-2 applicants a day could make it to the oh so convenient location that was selected. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">If Wyden and Dorgan really cared, they'd be focused on the fact that the nation's airports cannot be safe from terrorists when security is in the hands of politicians and bureaucrats who cannot tell the truth. Honesty and accountability are essential to security, and the management of the TSA has neither. Worse, we can't be secure when Senators like Dorgan, Wyden and some of their colleagues across the aisle accept this dishonesty as the normal course of business.</font>
Makes sense to me. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif
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