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N965VJ Sep 9, 2009 7:59 am
Philly.com: Amtrak ‘security surge’ includes random bag checks
 
Amtrak ‘security surge’ includes random bag checks

By Peter Mucha
Inquirer Staff Writer, 9-9-09

Two days before the 9/11 anniversary, Amtrak is initiating a one-day "multi-force security surge" along the Northeast Corridor that includes "random passenger bag inspections at unannounced locations," according to the Transportation Security Administration.

More federal, state, regional and local officers will patrol stations and ride trains, and more dogs will be sniffing for explosives, said a news release.

No threat or incident is behind this "exercise of expanded counterterrorism and incident response capabilities," part of an operation called ALERTS, which stands for Allied Law Enforcement for Rail and Transit Security, the agency said.
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FliesWay2Much Sep 9, 2009 8:14 am
...and we were wondering what the government homeland security apparatus was going to pull on 9/11 to remind us of their importance... :mad:

goalie Sep 9, 2009 11:20 am
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taxpayer funds hard at work :rolleyes:

coachrowsey Sep 9, 2009 10:13 pm
I might get slammed for this but I don't believe planes are the next target. If sworn leos are doing the checks ^ & they would have no problem from me.

goalie Sep 10, 2009 10:59 am
Originally Posted by coachrowsey (Post 12357429)
I might get slammed for this but I don't believe planes are the next target. If sworn leos are doing the checks ^ & they would have no problem from me.
no slamming from me or goalie-sis for that matter :). on or about 9/12/01, goalie-sis said to me that the next attack would not be on an airliner but on some other aspect of transportation such as trains or the ports once the weaknesses had been figured out

Superguy Sep 10, 2009 11:12 am
Originally Posted by goalie (Post 12360062)
no slamming from me or goalie-sis for that matter :). on or about 9/12/01, goalie-sis said to me that the next attack would not be on an airliner but on some other aspect of transportation such as trains or the ports once the weaknesses had been figured out
Maybe that's why she's not working for DHS anymore? :D

Agency I'm working at has been doing a show of farce this week too, mostly revolving around ID's, dogs, and submachine guns. :rolleyes:


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