An Excellent Article Every American Should Read
Dec 15, 2011 | 7:49 am
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An Excellent Article Every American Should Read
From the folks at Wired:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011...s-into-people/
I am too jaded to hope that this will gain any quick traction - but perhaps it's indicative of a broader awareness that the TSA and DHS aren't doing much to solve the problem.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011...s-into-people/
There was a time when al-Qaida actually needed to blow something up in order to scare us into overreaction. After a while, we got so nervous that a failed plot would send our leaders lunging for daddy’s junk and granny’s shoes. Now, the botched plans don’t even have to involve people. A couple of dead dogs and a few whispered rumors may be all it takes for a new round of panic.
Or perhaps, just this once, our so-called defenders could stop acting like pussies and imbeciles. Perhaps they could cool it with the mega-expensive, mega-invasive, brain dead, one-size-fits all searches for terror weapons — as if each weapon will be the last. Perhaps they could pour more money into spotting actual terrorists.
Or perhaps, just this once, our so-called defenders could stop acting like pussies and imbeciles. Perhaps they could cool it with the mega-expensive, mega-invasive, brain dead, one-size-fits all searches for terror weapons — as if each weapon will be the last. Perhaps they could pour more money into spotting actual terrorists.
Dec 15, 2011 | 8:51 am
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I have never in the past, and will never in the future, change my flight plans due to a terrorist threat.
I have in the past, and will continue into the future, change my flight plans to avoid the TSA whenever possible.
The goal of terrorism is to terrorize. I refuse to be terrorized.
Sadly our governments don't understand this concept.
I have in the past, and will continue into the future, change my flight plans to avoid the TSA whenever possible.
The goal of terrorism is to terrorize. I refuse to be terrorized.
Sadly our governments don't understand this concept.
Dec 15, 2011 | 9:15 am
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I have never in the past, and will never in the future, change my flight plans due to a terrorist threat.
I have in the past, and will continue into the future, change my flight plans to avoid the TSA whenever possible.
The goal of terrorism is to terrorize. I refuse to be terrorized.
Sadly our governments don't understand this concept.
I have in the past, and will continue into the future, change my flight plans to avoid the TSA whenever possible.
The goal of terrorism is to terrorize. I refuse to be terrorized.
Sadly our governments don't understand this concept.