Screening The TSA
August 2, 2009 4:53 PM
Are the hassles passengers endure at airport security checkpoints really making them safer? The TSA says they are, but a security adviser who has advised them says those measures are "security theater." Lesley Stahl reports.
Expert: TSA Screening Is Security Theater







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See all 67 CommentsThe comment WE ARE AT WAR....really...when was that declaration signed. The nebulous and abstract nature of this conflict is what fuels its longevity.
The solutions to TERRORISM is NOT security BUT FOREIGN POLICY. But then again this is the nature of the state to EXCISE ITS BLAME for making such bad decisions abroad and making other cultures hate us so badly.
What we do not hear is the NARRATIVE before 9/11...which incidentally coincided with the Gulf War and the militarization of the middle east. Namely, (World Trade Center in 1993, Khobar Towers in 1996, the three US embassies in Africa in 1998, and the USS Cole in 2000).
And by the way, its not 40 billion since 9/11, its 80 billion per year when you factor in Homeland Security. How many people 'in the US' have died from terrorism since 9/11. Less than 4. How many people die from gun related crimes each year? If the intention of the state is to keep Americans safe...then the emphasis and allocation of money is going in the wrong direction.
This War on Terror will not end through drone strikes because that just radicalizing hundreds more in the process. It ends when American's wake up to the fact that the solutions to terrorism are not technological or in discplinary security measures but by focusing on the real problems where the source of terror originates.
Do you want your DNA distroyed?
and they made me throw it out, saying, "no liquids, no yogurt, no cottage cheese!" Is this
absurd, or what? Since when is a mini-size yogurt an ingredient for explosives? Some airports
have over a half-hour wait on the security line. And twice I saw toddlers traumatized when their
parents were forced away and the children and strollers and teddy bears were examined much
too long by the TSA employees. I've also had good experiences with TSA personnel -- very courteous,
helpful and friendly. It's hard to know exactly what to do. Good reporting job!
Also, to the person who is annoyed that Muslims work for security, that is a very prejudice and rascist. Many Muslims are also US citizens who care about the US just like everyone else. They serve in our military, and our navy, they work for our CIA, our FBI, and our Department of Defense to protect us. They even represent their states in Congress.
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