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bemisnorris
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 Posted: 09 Sep 2003 02:42 PM Post subject: In The Interest of National Security? |
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| The Washington Post wrote: | the federal government and the airlines will phase in a computer system next year to measure the risk posed by every passenger on every flight in the United States.
The new Transportation Security Administration system seeks to probe deeper into each passenger's identity than is currently possible, comparing personal information against criminal records and intelligence information. Passengers will be assigned a color code -- green, yellow or red -- based in part on their city of departure, destination, traveling companions and date of ticket purchase.
Most people will be coded green and sail through. But up to 8 percent of passengers who board the nation's 26,000 daily flights will be coded "yellow" and will undergo additional screening at the checkpoint, according to people familiar with the program. An estimated 1 to 2 percent will be labeled "red" and will be prohibited from boarding. These passengers also will face police questioning and may be arrested. |
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1802&e=1&u=/washpost/a45434_2003sep8
How much do you want to bet that if your name is Abdul or Mohammed you'll automatically get coded yellow?
| cnn.com wrote: | The Air Force launched a top-secret satellite Tuesday for the National Reconnaissance Office, which operates the United States' fleet of spy spacecraft.
The large antennas permit the satellite to monitor extremely faint signals, even individual cell phone conversations. |
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/09/09/satellite.launch/index.html
"Can you hear me, now?" |
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revramrod
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| Posted: 09 Sep 2003 03:12 PM Post subject: Re: In The Interest of National Security? |
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| bemisnorris wrote: | | The Washington Post wrote: | the federal government and the airlines will phase in a computer system next year to measure the risk posed by every passenger on every flight in the United States.
The new Transportation Security Administration system seeks to probe deeper into each passenger's identity than is currently possible, comparing personal information against criminal records and intelligence information. Passengers will be assigned a color code -- green, yellow or red -- based in part on their city of departure, destination, traveling companions and date of ticket purchase.
Most people will be coded green and sail through. But up to 8 percent of passengers who board the nation's 26,000 daily flights will be coded "yellow" and will undergo additional screening at the checkpoint, according to people familiar with the program. An estimated 1 to 2 percent will be labeled "red" and will be prohibited from boarding. These passengers also will face police questioning and may be arrested. |
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1802&e=1&u=/washpost/a45434_2003sep8
How much do you want to bet that if your name is Abdul or Mohammed you'll automatically get coded yellow?
| cnn.com wrote: | The Air Force launched a top-secret satellite Tuesday for the National Reconnaissance Office, which operates the United States' fleet of spy spacecraft.
The large antennas permit the satellite to monitor extremely faint signals, even individual cell phone conversations. |
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/09/09/satellite.launch/index.html
"Can you hear me, now?" |
Hey, if you've got nothing to hide, then you've got nothing to worry about, right?  |
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Mr.Tasty
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| Posted: 10 Sep 2003 09:51 AM Post subject: |
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The correctional system should install chips in all their caged animals. Insant criminal history at security checkpoints. Terrorists have no criminal records to help weed them out. The CIA needs to get off their ass and do their homework correctly. That's how they should handle that specific problem. Racial profiling only helps to spawn more terrorist.
P.S. Why don't terrorists use good ol' landmines anymore? |
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bemisnorris
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