Help with TSA litigation [consolidated thread]
Feb 19, 2016, 8:09 am
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Feb 19, 2016, 8:17 am
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You are not correct in your assumption. (eyecue)
Same tactic as used by eyecue. A statement made without any supporting evidence or documentation. Typical TSA.
Feb 19, 2016, 2:21 pm
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I have seen an EOD specialist take a liquid in a plastic bottle and stand in front of 40 people and shake the bottle. Then set it inside an airplane fuselage and set it off and destroy the whole side of the plane. Wanna know what the liquid is? Sorry that is SSI.
Feb 19, 2016, 2:42 pm
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Was it possible - yes, but the news story was rigged for effect and the threat greatly exaggerated. Sure cost GM a lot though and scared the public unnecessarily.
It still cracks me TSA hides behind SSI - barely the same level as FOUO or SBU - but treats it like TS information.
Something tells me that if it really were that sensitive, the last thing they'd be doing is telling a bunch of screeners.
Feb 19, 2016, 2:46 pm
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Feb 19, 2016, 2:56 pm
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And you know what? What she says doesn't jive with TSA's claims.
I'll stick with her over TSA. Any day.
Feb 19, 2016, 2:58 pm
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You mean this video? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7536167.stm
Feb 19, 2016, 4:57 pm
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Thus I'm going to conclude it was unobtaininum.
Feb 19, 2016, 5:53 pm
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why is it that we've still got a war on liquids?!
Feb 19, 2016, 6:46 pm
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You mean this video? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7536167.stm
Feb 19, 2016, 6:52 pm
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You should try reading up on Jimmie Oxley from the University of Rhode Island. She's a PhD chemist and explosives expert. She's also questioned the government's claims about the viability of certain threats (like thermite) that the government gets spun about.
And you know what? What she says doesn't jive with TSA's claims.
I'll stick with her over TSA. Any day.
And you know what? What she says doesn't jive with TSA's claims.
I'll stick with her over TSA. Any day.
Feb 19, 2016, 6:54 pm
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I've also seen videos of Chevys blowing up when they were hit in certain ways. Big fireballs! People were scared!
Was it possible - yes, but the news story was rigged for effect and the threat greatly exaggerated. Sure cost GM a lot though and scared the public unnecessarily.
It still cracks me TSA hides behind SSI - barely the same level as FOUO or SBU - but treats it like TS information.
Something tells me that if it really were that sensitive, the last thing they'd be doing is telling a bunch of screeners.
Was it possible - yes, but the news story was rigged for effect and the threat greatly exaggerated. Sure cost GM a lot though and scared the public unnecessarily.
It still cracks me TSA hides behind SSI - barely the same level as FOUO or SBU - but treats it like TS information.
Something tells me that if it really were that sensitive, the last thing they'd be doing is telling a bunch of screeners.
