TSA Screening at NATO Summit in Chicago
May 20, 2012 | 4:52 am
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TSA Screening at NATO Summit in Chicago
I got this from a friend that I can trust (I'm sorry but I can not say who or how it is known), but this is all info the info I have.
TSA is screening people entering the NATO Summit in Chicago. Some dozens of TSO's are deployed and the screening includes using AIT. TSA was asked to do the screenings by the State Department and DHS.
Does anyone have additional experience or info?
TSA is screening people entering the NATO Summit in Chicago. Some dozens of TSO's are deployed and the screening includes using AIT. TSA was asked to do the screenings by the State Department and DHS.
Does anyone have additional experience or info?
Last edited by InkUnderNails; May 20, 2012 at 2:30 pm Reason: Corrected duplicate word. No change in meaning.
May 20, 2012 | 5:16 am
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There is a thread on the topic already:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/check...os-trains.html
It includes a link to a news article with some additional info.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/check...os-trains.html
It includes a link to a news article with some additional info.
May 20, 2012 | 5:45 am
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There is a thread on the topic already:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/check...os-trains.html
It includes a link to a news article with some additional info.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/check...os-trains.html
It includes a link to a news article with some additional info.
Maybe the mods should merge the threads, but I felt the difference was significant.
May 20, 2012 | 5:47 am
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I feel the difference between a "TSA-style search" and a "Search by TSA, complete with AIT" is sufficiently significant for a different thread.
May 20, 2012 | 1:17 pm
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May 20, 2012 | 1:51 pm
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May 21, 2012 | 8:11 pm
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There are legal issues (in part, from the Insurrection Act and Posse Comitatus Act) which basically keep official functions of the military limited to their bases (except in emergencies). One way or another, the screening of attendees would have either been performed by government employees or contractors. Only if the event had occurred at a military base would the use of military troops for screening really been an option.