Report Says Airport Screeners Missed Weapons-Paper

leftchick

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Thu Sep-23-04 04:57 AM
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Report Says Airport Screeners Missed Weapons-Paper

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=9&u=/nm/20040923/ts_nm/security_screeners_dc

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Undercover investigators were able to slip explosives and weapons past security screeners during tests at 15 U.S. airports, USA Today reported on Thursday, citing an investigation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Results of the department's tests conducted during the second half of 2003 were presented in a classified report to members of Congress while a less detailed version was released by the agency's inspector general on Wednesday, the newspaper said.

Rep. John Mica (news, bio, voting record), chairman of a House aviation subcommittee, confirmed that the classified report showed weapons and explosives got by screeners, the newspaper reported.

USA Today quoted the Florida Republican as saying that the results on weapons were "bad enough," but the results on explosives were "absolutely horrendous."

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pinniped

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Thu Sep-23-04 04:58 AM
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1. Look at it on the bright side. They nabbed Cat Stevens.

n/t

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Guaranteed

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Thu Sep-23-04 05:18 AM
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5. My God, that's so funny

it's not even funny.

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Eye and Monkey

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Thu Sep-23-04 04:59 AM
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2. Safer, more secure Amurhikka.

Safer, more secure.

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Sparky McGruff

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Thu Sep-23-04 05:12 AM
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3. If my uhponnent had his way...

Cat Stevens would still be free to walk the streets of uhmurrica!

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Dem2theMax

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Thu Sep-23-04 05:16 AM
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4. Yeah. Where he might actually be overheard speaking of

PEACE, not war! And we can't have THAT. NOOOO.

/sarcasm

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leftchick

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Thu Sep-23-04 06:17 AM
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6. Homeland Security idiot Asa Hutchinson on Today show now.....

Is he addressing this devastating report? HELL NO! He is talking about the new terrist Cat Stephens!!!

:grr:

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Tripper11

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Thu Sep-23-04 06:57 AM
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7. Does anyone know which airports are on this list?

I have been looking for the airports that were affected and I'm unable ti find them.
I would imagine they don't want us to know to scare the shit out of us anymore, but if someone has a link to a the list I would appreciate it.

Thanks

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leftchick

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Thu Sep-23-04 07:04 AM
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8. exactly....

I don't think they will be handing that information out anytime soon.

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