(Brien K. Meehan) wrote in
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Judah wrote in message
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So while the US walks around jumping up and down cancelling flights
because of misinformation and X-Raying the shoes of children and old
ladies, the TRUTH is that the TSA is ineffective, and the majority of
the security process at airports is a farce.

That's an interesting speculation. One could just as easily speculate
that the cancellations were based on accurate information, random
screening is effective, and the TSA has prevented thousands of
terrorist acts.

So you mean to imply that if the TSA cancelled a flight with a terrorist
aboard, it would put such a dent in the terrorists plans and capabilities
that he would not try it again? Wow! I didn't realize just how demoralized
these terrorists are!

Some groups of people speculate this way, and some groups speculate
that way.

What group are you with?

It is also pleasing because some of us still have a glimmer of a hope
that this country will wake up and stop abdicating civil rights in the
name of protection from "potentially deadly situations."

Hmm, this reminds me of footage I saw of a group of people encouraging
this country to "think" and "wake up."

Huh?

The only thing that you can guarantee in life is death.

Is this a threat?

What?!?!? It is a simple fact. Regardless of your preference, humans do not
currently live forever. I wonder what made you interpret this simple fact
as a threat, though. I suspect you are so terrorized by the media that even
the mention of the word death scares you into feeling personally
threatened. I feel very sorry for you.

When the government imposes upon the
people's civil rights in the name of "protecting us from potentially
deadly situations," it is disturbing to me.

So change it.

I'm trying. But there are still many people like yourself who feel so
vulnerable and threatened by the media hype and scare tactics, that they
believe civil rights are not the issue. They would rather cower in a corner
and let the government "protect" them from some amorphous enemy. They are
totally terrorized. Not by the actions of some Arabic underground or some
midwestern-based American Militia group. They are terrorized by the fact
that every day they see reports on TV telling them about every possible
point of vulnerability that exists in their own neighborhood. They don't
remember that there are more people struck by lightning each year in the US
than are killed by terrorist attacks. And that they still also have a
better chance at being hit by a drunk driver as they walk on the sidewalk
than either of those. They would give up anything to protect themselves
from a chance of death, but won't do anything to protect their freedom, to
protect their life.

But the bottom line is this: my joy comes because an innocent American
man who did not hurt anyone nor had any intention to hurt anyone was
free to get on an airplane and fly to London without being harassed or
arrested.

That's an interesting speculation. One could just as easily speculate
that this passenger was performing reconaissance for his terrorist
cell, trying to determine the amount of ammuniton he could
successfully smuggle aboard an aircraft.

Perhaps 300 terrorist passengers will board a 747, each carrying a single
bullet. During the flight, they will empty all of the powder from the 300
bullets into a coke can, seal it, and blow the whole plane up in the
biggest suicide bombing of the century! Get real!

Do you know when the idea of hijacking a plane and flying it into New York
was first 'published'? On April 27, 1999, it was presented by the media as
the plan of two kids from Columbine High School.

http://www-tech.mit.edu/V119/N22/littleton.22w.html
http://www.jsonline.com/news/apr99/0427plot.asp

So let the media keep feeding ideas to your terrorists...

Some groups of people speculate this way, and some groups speculate
that way.

What is the name of your group again?

So, do you think that terrorists could never figure out a way around
the TSA, or that TSA workers will never make a mistake, or are you
just gullible or delusional?

If I were either one, I wouldn't realize it.

There are lots of people in the world, taught to blindly hate and
destroy, believing that they're actually doing good, "fighting" for
what's "right." I don't think these people realize that they're
gullible or deluded, but I don't think I'm in that group.

The gullible and deluded ones think that the terrorists are somewhere in
the Middle East planning to bomb their local little-town bank, civic
center, or power plant for the sake of their political freedom. They don't
realize that today's terrorists have a very specific goal of increasing
their position of money and power. They live and work right here in the US,
in places like Rockefeller Center and Pennsylvania Avenue.