Our government has set up the Transportation Security Administration which is part of the even bigger bureaucracy of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help make us all feel nice and snug in our beds at night. Knowing that all is safe in America and all the Islamic-Fascist are away from our doors.
Then we hear about how the Inspector Generals office was able to walk right through the TSA screener at un-named airports in the United States with explosives, guns and who knows what else. Then comes the revelation, that some well paid TSA inspectors were tipped off that the IG was going to test several other TSA checkpoints… Can you say FAIL!
In October of this year, it was reported that screener at LAX missed 75% of fake bombs hidden on undercover agents last year. Stunning news? More like business as usual at airports across the country.
Jane Jacobson reported that “USA Today obtained a classified, Department of Homeland Security report and on Thursday revealed that Transport Security Administration (TSA) federal screeners at the airport in Los Angeles had missed fake bombs-hidden in carry-ons and tucked inside clothing of undercover agents-a whopping 75 percent of the time. In Chicago, the slip-through rate was 60 percent. USA Today’s security experts told the paper they were “stunned” by the failure rates. These experts must not read newspapers or watch TV.
Just seven months ago, March of 2007, undercover Red Team agents at the airport in Denver, Colorado were able to sneak “90 percent of the simulated weapons [they carried] past checkpoint screeners.” By example, Channel 9 News reported that screeners caught “one explosive device that was packed in a suitcase,” but screeners “in the baggage area missed a book bomb,” according to sources.”
But, all is not bad news from those who protect us from terrorists of the most dangerous type. From our friend up in the Great White North comes the following two stories of how OUR U.S. Customs Agents delayed an ambulance at border that had a man in the back with a sever cardiac condition and had twice been defibrillated after suffering two heart attacks. The hapless patent was being rushed across the border when a U.S. border guard ignored protocol at the Detroit portion of the tunnel and forced the ambulance — with siren and lights flashing — to pull over.
A frustrated Larry Amlin, of Windsor Essex EMS said he was forced by the U. S. Border guards to go inside the office to produce identification. While EMS Amlin was detained in the office, other Border Clowns entered the ambulance and asked poor heart attack victim to verbally confirm his identify. Good thing he wasn’t unconcious, they most likely would have waited until he awakened or died before letting him get to the hospital for his urgent care.
Where has logic gone? How many TSA and Homeland Security Personal were fired over their failure to detect the contraband…. I would venture the guess of NONE! That would be to embarrassing for the the government.
All GOVERNMENT ARE THE SAME. I’LL REPEAT THAT, ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE THE SAME. They don’t fire anyone. They encourage the to retire, or they shift them around the agency, usually putting them into a nice 9-5, Monday through Friday administration position. It happened here at the Salisbury VAMC just a few weeks ago.
Staff that had no medical or administrative reason to view a STAFF MEMBERS medical folder took it upon themselves to violate the patients rights AND the GOVERNMENTS own security policies regarding patients confidentiality. Even a doctor was involved, admitted it to administration, but did he get fired… HELL NO! The Director and the Chief of Personnel and IRM all should be fired. But no, they will get their usual nice yearly bonus and go on their merry way! Nothing like leading by example.
And speaking of Salisbury VAMC, I understand that Mr. James L. Robinson III who is a PhD not an MD is going to get his totally unearned promotion to some nicer hospital. What a waste of life he is. May he finds out what it means to eat shit and die to bastard. He is a poor excuse of a human being!