IP: And you thought a book was a problem at an airport

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Even though all the evidence says polygraphs don't work worth a damn (and 
failed to catch spies at NSA etc) the witch doctors will subject US 
citizens to it at airports it seems. Just don't be stressed by missing your 
plane and wait till they ask "warm up" questions re -- you name it. djf

Pentagon Makes Rush Order For Anti-Terror Technology

By Greg Schneider and Robert O'Harrow Jr., Washington Post Staff Writers

The Pentagon yesterday issued a rush appeal for ideas for fighting 
terrorism, asking contractors for exotic new surveillance technologies that 
could be used against faraway enemies, as well as at American airports and 
shopping malls.

In releasing an unusual "broad agency announcement," the Pentagon bypassed 
its cumbersome bureaucracy and posted a list of 38 sought-after systems or 
technologies on an Internet site used by contractors. It wants one-page 
proposals by Dec. 23 for products that could be in place in 12 to 18 months.

The requested items include a computer system for tracking anyone who buys 
material that could be used in making bombs, a portable polygraph machine 
for questioning airline passengers, and voiceprint software for 
automatically recognizing people speaking Middle Eastern languages.

http://globalsecurity.org/org/news/2001/011026-attack02.htm


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