The biggest question I have is, how many terrorists has the TSA actually caught? I mean, do you ever hear about them catching anyone??
So I went searching and found this...
Quote:Whether Or Not The TSA Has Ever Caught A Terrorist Is Apparently A State Secret
from the which-means-no dept
We asked recently if there was any evidence, ever, that the TSA's security procedures prevented an attack on an airplane. Last week the TSA claimed, without any details, that its procedures had stopped 130 "prohibited, illegal or dangerous items" from getting on airplanes in the last year. But it provides no details. And, in a day when a bottle of water and nail clippers are considered "prohibited," it's difficult to judge if this actually means anything.
Over at Slate, Juliet Lapidos tries to dig into the question, but the TSA won't point out a single specific case claiming it's a "national security" issue. Huh? Actually telling us whether or not the naked scans and crotch grabs catch anyone is a state secret? That seems likely to mean that the answer is, no, they have not caught anyone or stopped any attempted attack, and they're just too embarrassed to say so. In fact, Lapidos points out that, in years past, the TSA has publicly announced when it "caught" someone -- as in the one time, nearly three years ago, it found a guy who had enough materials in his (checked) suitcase to make a pipe-bomb. Of course, there wasn't an actual pipe bomb in the suitcase, so it wasn't going to blow up the plane or anything.
So, in effect, it seems pretty clear that the security screening process isn't catching anyone. Of course, supporters might claim that terrorists are too scared off by the screenings, so that's why we're safe. But that makes little sense. As Jeffrey Goldberg showed a few years back, it's quite easy to get things past the security screenings if you really want to. This is security theater, plain and simple. And the TSA must know that. Which is why it's a "state secret."
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/2010111...te-secret.shtml
Quote:Report: 25,000 Security Breaches at U.S. Airports Since November 2001
By Frances Romero | @Frances_Romero | July 14, 2011
Newly released Department of Homeland Security documents reveal that there have been 25,000 security breaches at U.S. airports since November 2001.
More than 14,000 of those infractions were people entering “limited-access” areas, while another 6,000 incidents included travelers who made it through security checkpoints without being properly screened. Congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah, a frequent critic of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), is overseeing a congressional hearing Wednesday on the security shortcomings. “I think it’s a stunningly high number,” Chaffetz told the Associated Press.
But Transportation Security Administration spokesman Nicholas Kimball told USA Today that the breaches represent a miniscule fraction (just 1%) of the 5.5 billion air travelers who have used U.S. airports in the past 10 years. He also added that the term “breach” can mean a number of things and that “many of of these instances were thwarted or discovered in the act.”
The TSA has been under fire in recent months for several high-profile breaches. The most recent incident occurred when a cleaning employee discovered a stun gun on a JetBlue plane that had landed in Newark, having flown from Boston. In early July, a Nigerian national was found to have flown cross-country using an expired boarding pass in someone else’s name. And in June, the TSA concluded a six-month investigation at Honolulu International Airport, recommending that 36 screeners be fired for failing to follow proper security procedures in a recurring shift.
Read more:
http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/14/repo.../#ixzz1tBmVsULk
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TSA screener confiscates 'wicked good cupcakes' after claiming icing might be national security threat
TSA in review
In addition to confiscating cupcakes, molesting grandmas, stealing valuable electronics and terrorizing innocent travelers by dropping fake bags of cocaine in their luggage, what has the TSA actually accomplished in terms of national security?
• NOT ONE terrorist has ever been caught by the TSA. Not a single one.
• The civil rights of Americans have been grossly violated by the TSA on an ongoing basis.
• The TSA has served as a model for other tyrannical regimes around the world who are now copying the TSA's tactics for their own inhumane police squads.
• The U.S. tourism industry has seen its revenue plummet thanks to the TSA, effectively putting tens of thousands of people out of work and making the USA the laughing stock of the world.
• The TSA has grown to become a bloated, criminal-minded group of thuggish, bumbling tyrants who now number more than 65,000, making it larger than the Dept. of Labor, Dept. of Education, Dept. of Energy and the State Department combined!
• TSA employees are not "sworn officers" of any kind. Yet they run around flashing their badges and even allegedly raping women by invoking their false authority (
http://www.infowars.com/nightly-news-paul-watson-reports-on-tsa-worke...).
To real cops, real FBI agents and real law enforcement officers, TSA screeners are a complete joke. But they are hungry, so you may have to hide any delicious-looking foods to prevent TSA agents from "confiscating" them.
"That there ice cream cone looks like it could be a bomb," says a TSA goon. "Is it chocolate chip?"
Learn more:
http://www.naturalnews.com/034482_TSA_cupcakes_airport_security.html#ixzz1tBrCqNAT