Hawley Doesn't Want to Screen Cargo
Jan 18, 2007, 2:34 pm
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Jan 18, 2007, 5:33 pm
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Well it also removes plausible deniability. While not screening all cargo, WHEN a terrorist blows up a plane, the TSA can claim that they weren't screening ALL cargo so it's not their fault. If suddenly they have to screen all cargo, they then will be held accountable for being only a $5 billion an year jobs program instead of a security agency WHEN a terrorist blows up a plane.
Of course the Kettles have no idea how much freight they are sitting on. Or the combis where freight sits first class.
Jan 20, 2007, 10:23 am
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Fools!
You guys just don't get it. His position makes a lot of sense. The problem is that you are mistaken about what's being accomplished.
The real objective is to give an *APPEARANCE* of security. That's accomplished by inconveniencing passengers, not by inspecting cargo that few people see.
You guys just don't get it. His position makes a lot of sense. The problem is that you are mistaken about what's being accomplished.
The real objective is to give an *APPEARANCE* of security. That's accomplished by inconveniencing passengers, not by inspecting cargo that few people see.
Jan 20, 2007, 12:45 pm
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