US blocks 350 suspected terrorists
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110411/ap_on_re_us/us_airline_security
The U.S. government has prevented more than 350 people suspected of ties to al-Qaida and other terrorist groups from boarding U.S.-bound commercial flights since the end of 2009, The Associated Press has learned.
The tighter security rules — imposed after the attempted bombing of an airliner on Christmas 2009 — reveal a security threat that persisted for more than seven years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Now, here's the part I don't understand, and I'm assuming that we're serious about the fight against terrorism....protecting America, etc.
Well, the Obama administration has already made it clear that despite its campaign rhetoric, like the Bush Admin before it, it has no problem holding indefinitely suspected terrorists or individuals with ties to terrorist organizations. Forget about all the whining about habeus corpus, military trials, etc....Obama is Bush Light in this instance and I'm fine with that.
Here's the rub. We spend millions looking for these guys, the terrorists, so we can stop them. We spend millions more installing airport security to prevent these guys from getting on planes with weapons. We spend millions more putting armed federal marshals on flights, both domestic and international. We spend millions more supporting governments around the world who are supposed to support us in the fight on terrorism.
If the airline passengers on the other end are suspected of terrorism, or having ties to terrorist organizations, why not search them from azzhole to appetite when they board the plane, put an armed federal marshal in the seat behind them, fly them to America, "greet" them at the airport, arrest them if there's sufficient evidence to hold them, and if there's not sufficient evidence to hold them, send them back on the next flight whence they came?
After all, they want to fly into our welcoming arms....they even pay to get here. A gift, so-to-speak.
Just random thoughts on my part.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110411/ap_on_re_us/us_airline_security
The U.S. government has prevented more than 350 people suspected of ties to al-Qaida and other terrorist groups from boarding U.S.-bound commercial flights since the end of 2009, The Associated Press has learned.
The tighter security rules — imposed after the attempted bombing of an airliner on Christmas 2009 — reveal a security threat that persisted for more than seven years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Now, here's the part I don't understand, and I'm assuming that we're serious about the fight against terrorism....protecting America, etc.
Well, the Obama administration has already made it clear that despite its campaign rhetoric, like the Bush Admin before it, it has no problem holding indefinitely suspected terrorists or individuals with ties to terrorist organizations. Forget about all the whining about habeus corpus, military trials, etc....Obama is Bush Light in this instance and I'm fine with that.
Here's the rub. We spend millions looking for these guys, the terrorists, so we can stop them. We spend millions more installing airport security to prevent these guys from getting on planes with weapons. We spend millions more putting armed federal marshals on flights, both domestic and international. We spend millions more supporting governments around the world who are supposed to support us in the fight on terrorism.
If the airline passengers on the other end are suspected of terrorism, or having ties to terrorist organizations, why not search them from azzhole to appetite when they board the plane, put an armed federal marshal in the seat behind them, fly them to America, "greet" them at the airport, arrest them if there's sufficient evidence to hold them, and if there's not sufficient evidence to hold them, send them back on the next flight whence they came?
After all, they want to fly into our welcoming arms....they even pay to get here. A gift, so-to-speak.
Just random thoughts on my part.