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To: FJB who wrote (496860)7/18/2012 8:30:19 PM
From: D. Long4 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793897
 
Stephen Lord, who is the GAO's director of Homeland Security and Justice Issues, testified about the matter Wednesday in Rogers' subcommittee. Rogers asked him: "Isn't it true that, based on your report, the Transportation Security Administration cannot assure the American people that foreign terrorists are not in this country learning how to fly airplanes, yes or no?"

Lord responded: "At this time, no."


WTF.



To: FJB who wrote (496860)7/19/2012 1:14:53 AM
From: MJ  Respond to of 793897
 
FUBO

How in the h could an illegal own and run a flight school in the USA or any other kind of school.

And, if the owner is legal then how can the owner train illegals at a flight school?

These are very serious questions and should not take long to answer.

If not for the traffic stop-------this would have remained unknown.

According to GAO---------

"However, a “weakness” in TSA’s Alien Flight Student Program, noted by GAO, is that it does not check for immigration status."

mj

TSA Let 25 Illegal Aliens Attend Flight School Owned by Illegal Alien

By Edwin Mora
July 18, 2012
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/tsa-let-25-illegal-aliens-attend-flight-school-owned-illegal-alien
(AP Photo)

(CNSNews.com) -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) approved flight training for 25 i



To: FJB who wrote (496860)7/19/2012 8:17:40 PM
From: ManyMoose  Respond to of 793897
 
Oh, that's perfectly understandable. NOT!