re TSA overreaction to Delta incident

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>
> Date: December 26, 2009 2:59:35 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Cc: ip <ip () v2 listbox com>, amy () wohl com
> Subject: Re: [IP] re TSA overreaction to Delta incident

> On Dec 26, 2009, at 14:51 , Dave Farber wrote:
>
> > > From: Amy Wohl <amy () wohl com>
> > > I am very tired of this charade and I have definitely tried to cut  
> > > back my air travel (less travel altogether in favor of web  
> > > conferences), more switching to train or car where possible.
>
> As am I.  I've cut back my air travel dramatically as well.  This is  
> security theater, pure and simple, with the goal still being to  
> present the appearance of providing security by doing something more  
> inconvenient.  Because, we all know, security-through-inconvenience  
> is the New Normal.
>
> All it does is annoy the innocent and amuse the guilty.   Our  
> adversaries are laughing their collective you-know-what's off at  
> this renewed flailing about in the name of homeland security.   'tis  
> pathetic.
> > > Perhaps we could volunteer to put together an “expert” group for 
> > >  the federal government?
>
> Not likely.  Common sense and Homeland Security do not necessarily  
> combine in useful combinations.   Besides, as security professionals  
> and IP contributers, much of what WE deem common sense is considered  
> classified by TSA/DHS as knowledge that could circumvent security.   
> Can't have any of us original thinkers floating around, can we?    
> Better to annoying the travelling public and/or sell the government  
> zillion dollars of defective air puff scanners instead.....at least  
> the Military Industrial Homeland Congressional Complex will be  
> protected, and that's apparently Job Number One.
>
> Rick
> -infowarrior.org



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