wet_special
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Yup I was one of them, woohoo!
TSA pat downs and body scans
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Yup I was one of them, woohoo!
sr71plt
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There is what I think is a very good and point-on article about this issue in the 6 December Newsweek. "Man Versus Machine" by Rafi Ron, former head of security at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport (which speaks directly to the Israelis as discussed on this thread) and now in the States as an airport security consultant.
I'll let the article speak for itself. It's probably on line as well, but anyone who is really interested in reading more on the issue can, I'm sure, find the article.
I'll let the article speak for itself. It's probably on line as well, but anyone who is really interested in reading more on the issue can, I'm sure, find the article.
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A little retrospect here, if I may...not that it matters...
I didn't live in Nazi Germany...I wasn't a Jew or even a Gypsy, both of whom and many more were 'surveilled' in there every move. Nor did I live in the Soviet Union, although I did approach an East German border and saw the steel blue eyes of a Russian soldier behind a machine gun and felt the oppression that hung in the air.
I am an American, who has travelled extensively, in country and out, an in country, all I needed was a valid ticket to board a bus, train or airplane and no one hassled me in any way.
It was a tense time in the 70's as I toured Europe and had my Passport stamped at each border...even then... I understood.
I do not like it now that America is showing 'police state' policies of search and seizure, like the Nazi's and the Communists, even though I surely understand the threat of Terrorism that has prompted such indignities.
I do not think the western world knows how to deal with the terrorist mentality of Islam; I do not think that even most Americans are aware of from where and whence the threat comes.
I do know, with certainty, that things will not continue as they are. I do know that the source of Terror must be addressed...I do not know just how and when this will come to pass.
Amicus
I didn't live in Nazi Germany...I wasn't a Jew or even a Gypsy, both of whom and many more were 'surveilled' in there every move. Nor did I live in the Soviet Union, although I did approach an East German border and saw the steel blue eyes of a Russian soldier behind a machine gun and felt the oppression that hung in the air.
I am an American, who has travelled extensively, in country and out, an in country, all I needed was a valid ticket to board a bus, train or airplane and no one hassled me in any way.
It was a tense time in the 70's as I toured Europe and had my Passport stamped at each border...even then... I understood.
I do not like it now that America is showing 'police state' policies of search and seizure, like the Nazi's and the Communists, even though I surely understand the threat of Terrorism that has prompted such indignities.
I do not think the western world knows how to deal with the terrorist mentality of Islam; I do not think that even most Americans are aware of from where and whence the threat comes.
I do know, with certainty, that things will not continue as they are. I do know that the source of Terror must be addressed...I do not know just how and when this will come to pass.
Amicus
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