Travelling? Prove you're not a terrorist first
Shadow Monkey
by staff
09/06/06
Want hassle-free air travel? The government says you may have to register with them, pay money, and go through a background check to sign up for a proposed new program intended to ease security hassles at airports for individuals. ... The 'Registered Traveler' program would be run entirely by airports, airlines and contractors that would register pre-screened flyers and usher them through security. Homeland Security would oversee the programs at airports, according to an interview with Chertoff cited in USA Today. ... Ladies and gentlemen of America, think about this 'Registered Traveller' program very carefully. Your government is considering asking you to undergo a background investigation to prove that you are not a terrorist in order to have an easier time passing through airport security. Plus, they want you to pay for the privilege. ... Oh, I know the answers to it, but I'll ask anyway: When the h... did the American people lose their will to stand up to their own government and say, 'ENOUGH!' This proposed TSA program is tantamount to your government telling you that it will assume you are a terrorist unless you prove to them otherwise. Where is the outrage at what our government is doing?
http://www.shadowmonkey.net/articles/general/registered-traveller.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by staff
09/06/06
Want hassle-free air travel? The government says you may have to register with them, pay money, and go through a background check to sign up for a proposed new program intended to ease security hassles at airports for individuals. ... The 'Registered Traveler' program would be run entirely by airports, airlines and contractors that would register pre-screened flyers and usher them through security. Homeland Security would oversee the programs at airports, according to an interview with Chertoff cited in USA Today. ... Ladies and gentlemen of America, think about this 'Registered Traveller' program very carefully. Your government is considering asking you to undergo a background investigation to prove that you are not a terrorist in order to have an easier time passing through airport security. Plus, they want you to pay for the privilege. ... Oh, I know the answers to it, but I'll ask anyway: When the h... did the American people lose their will to stand up to their own government and say, 'ENOUGH!' This proposed TSA program is tantamount to your government telling you that it will assume you are a terrorist unless you prove to them otherwise. Where is the outrage at what our government is doing?
http://www.shadowmonkey.net/articles/general/registered-traveller.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 8. Sep, 15:19
