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Old Dec 5, 2005 | 3:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Mehdron
Originally Posted by MSP-area paper
Jim Welna, deputy federal security director for the Minneapolis-St. Paul, ... said the new units will scrutinize travelers for anxious, frightened or deceptive behaviors. Travelers who arouse TSA's suspicions will be questioned, and their answers scored against a secret index. A high score will prompt a call to airport police, who must then decide whether to ask travelers more questions, call counter-terrorism agents, or send them on their way.
How many more false alarms are we going to have? This sounds like an attempt to create more haystacks in which to look for a needle; and it sounds even more like it's going to find needles that are not needles. It will certainly distract the FBI and liaisons with the FBI.

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