TSA screenings aren't just for airports anymore - latimes.com. Reporting from Charlotte, N.C. — Rick Vetter was rushing to board the Amtrak train in Charlotte, N.C., on a recent Sunday afternoon when a canine officer suddenly blocked the way.
Three federal air marshals in bulletproof vests and two officers trained to spot suspicious behavior watched closely as Seiko, a German shepherd, nosed Vetter's trousers for chemical traces of a bomb. Radiation detectors carried by the marshals scanned the 57-year-old lawyer for concealed nuclear materials. When Seiko indicated a scent, his handler, Julian Swaringen, asked Vetter whether he had pets at home in Garner, N.C. Two mutts, Vetter replied. "You can go ahead," Swaringen said. The Transportation Security Administration isn't just in airports anymore. "We are not the Airport Security Administration," said Ray Dineen, the air marshal in charge of the TSA office in Charlotte. U.S. officials note that digital files recovered from Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan after he was killed by U.S. Anonymous #OpHiroshima Engaged. » Homeland Security to Hold Secret Meeting on Domestic “Extremist” Threats Alex Jones.
Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com December 28, 2011 The Federal Register published a notice of December 28 providing a brief overview on a behind closed doors Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) meeting to be held at TSA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, on January 9, 2012.
The HSAC was created by executive order on March 19, 2002. “The HSAC will meet for the purpose of receiving sensitive operational information from senior DHS leadership,” the notice posted on the Cryptome.org website states. “The meeting will address threats to our homeland security, border security, examine U.S. Coast Guard counterterrorism efforts; provide an operational update of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Frequent Traveler Program; examine evolving threats in cyber security; and provide information on the threat of an electromagnetic pulse attack and its associated vulnerabilities.”
DHS takes counterterrorism to the NHL. Russia scolds United States for human rights abuse. Is Vancouver a rude city?
Yes, Vancouver may have sparkling towers set in a gorgeous, natural setting of mountains, ocean and fresh air but we seem to have forgotten our manners and that's making the city unlivable, at least according to one resident. Truly livable cities are made up of citizens who are polite and… » TSA Worker Caught Downloading Child Pornography Alex Jones. Federal agency tasked with groping travelers is a recruiting ground for perverts Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Friday, December 30, 2011 Yet another TSA screener has been exposed as a pervert after police raided the Maryland home of 41-year-old TSA screener Scott Wilson and discovered videos and photos of child pornography contained on over two dozen different storage devices.
“A “forensic preview” of Wilson’s two computers (as well as various storage devices found in a locked safe) revealed a variety of videos and photos “depicting prepubescent females engaged in sexually explicit conduct with adults,” reports The Smoking Gun. Wilson, who was responsible for screening cargo on commercial flights, has been freed on $250,000 bail after DHS officials found obscene images and videos on 31 separate storage devices. » Big Brother Pays Off as Predictive Behavior Technology Targets Shoppers Alex Jones. John Galt Infowars.com December 28, 2011 Just prior to Black Friday, I issued an alert that anyone shopping in either of two American malls — Promenade Temecula in California, and Short Pump Town Center in Richmond, Va. — would be tracked via their cell phone utilizing FootPathTM technology as they moved from store to store.
Fortunately, that test-run produced enough outrage to force both the UK maker of the technology, Path Intelligence, as well as mall management to halt the surveillance and respond to a call from Sen. Charles Schumer over general privacy concerns, as well as the legality according to U.S. regulations. However, many retailers seem undeterred by privacy issues and have fully embraced the concept of going even a step further: forming a web comprised of cell phone tracking, surveillance camera footage, and software analysis of shoppers’ movements and decisions. Ashley Lutz and Matt Townsend, writing for Bloomberg, sum up the programming:
» TSA ‘Spot Searches’ Expand To Union Station Alex Jones. Increasing focus on searches of travelers disembarking from trains Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Random TSA ‘spot searches’ are expanding to Los Angeles’ busiest train station as the federal agency gets set to receive a massive boost in funding as part of a program to set up thousands more unnanounced checkpoints across the country.
“An all-too-familiar sight at LAX and the rest of the nation’s airports will soon be coming to the city’s busiest train station,” reports CBS News. “Rail passengers have started seeing Transportation Security Administration on patrol at Union Station on a more frequent basis.” The TSA is set to deploy 12 more VIPR (Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response) teams in addition to the 25 already active, who will be responsible for manning checkpoints on highways, in bus and train terminals, at sports events and even high school prom nights. The use of searches on passengers who are disembarking from trains has become more prevalent.