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To: THE ANT who wrote (78142)	8/22/2011 8:22:10 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219864

"What do you want to do, get blown up by a goddamn Arab at 30,000 feet or we get to see your private parts? It's up to you, the ball's in your park," head of the TSA's scanning department, Rodney Schroeder, told CNN. You did the right thing a parent should do.

To: THE ANT who wrote (78142)	8/22/2011 9:07:44 AM
From: paintbrush	Respond to of 219864

Klaser, did not have to go thru the x rated picture show. I refuse the radiation and opt out always. I travel too much to be cooked. The danger is not the passenger, it's everything that happens below the wing and on the ramp. Pretty soon TSA will be jumpseating to make sure "we are safe". Let's see......which country would I want to move to......?????

To: THE ANT who wrote (78142)	8/23/2011 4:53:10 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 219864

One area of talk about travel solutions that has caught my attention here came from John S. Pistole, the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. Mr. Pistole gave a well-received speech Sunday night in which he expounded on an agency initiative to “transform how aviation security works in the U.S.” That’s being done through greater reliance on multiple layers of security — and not just some blue-uniformed screener intimately patting down an elderly woman tottering next to her wheelchair, which was the last sight I had of aviation security before departing from the Tucson airport for Denver early Sunday. I recently wrote here about a initiative being tested at Boston Logan International Airport. It involves a greater use of what the agency calls behavioral detection officers, who will engage some passengers, many randomly selected, in conversation to determine who might be acting oddly enough to warrant a more thorough look at the checkpoint. This is based in part on the Israeli system of passenger interrogation, though of course the Israelis screen far fewer passengers than the 1.8 million people a day the T.S.A. puts through its checkpoints. Another solution, which I also wrote about here recently, involves tests to start next month at two airports of a so-called trusted traveler program, in which frequent travelers who agree to provide extra personal information for background checks can qualify for “enhanced” security clearance, based on the idea that “travelers we know the best and trust the most” don’t need as much scrutiny as others who have not qualified for the program, Mr. Pistole said. But even the trusted travelers would go through basic security and would also be subject to random full-bore inspection. The agency had not discussed what, exactly, an enhanced security process would entail. However, Mr. Pistole did say that it would most likely involve “a dedicated lane, the ability to keep shoes on, and possibly keeping laptops in carry-on bags.” nytimes.com The British used that system in Heathrow. I once travelled to Saudi Arabia carrying a cylinder with a big panoramic picture of my favorite beach in Florianopolis. I’d hang on my office wall in the desertic area to remind of the green hills, white beach and blue sea. Not to squash it. I made a long cylinder and as a carry on, slung over my shoulder. As it was my first time through Heathrow –I had some 07 hours connection time. I lost my way inside the terminals and that might have been captured by the cameras while wandering around. That was IRA time. As I walked uniformed lady stopped me and asked me: “Which terminal you’re heading to?” “I’m flying to Riyadh, flight not visible on screen yet.” “Oh, that will be terminal x” I thanked and got moving. Stop for beer, buy newspaper and magazines. Again uniformed police smiling and friendly asked me, same question. An hour later, this policeman -the size of a wardrobe- asked the same question, but patted my lower back and ushered me to the right direction. It was then that I got it. I was being followed by cameras and policemen. I went straight to my terminal. Through security there was the huge guy on the other side. I passed without any problem.