On Nov 17, 10:32 am, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *http://www.examiner.com/law-enforcement-in-national/airport-security-...
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> Jim Kouri <http://www.examiner.com/law-enforcement-in-national/jim-kouri>Airport
> security firestorm ignored by Obama, cabinet
>
> · November 17th, 2010 6:29 am ET
>
> Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and the rest of President
> Barack Obama's cabinet are either evasive or silent about their latest
> public relations fiasco: invasive security measures at U.S. airports.
>
> It appears that in an effort to protect traveling Americans, while at the
> same time adhering to the liberal-left orthodoxy, on domestic and
> international commercial airline flights, new state-of-the-art body-scanners
> are now in use at airports throughout the nation. These admittedly intrusive
> devices leave nothing to the imagination when a man or woman is scanned, and
> should travelers resent being subjected to a full-body scan, they may opt to
> be "manually" frisked by airport security officers.
>
> While Americans are being told that these measures are in place to protect
> them, Muslims -- both citizens and immigrants -- are demanding to be exempt
> from such security procedures.
>
> "This is being done in recognizing that we all have a collective role in our
> security and we all know and can recognize that there are threats and risks
> that have been articulated by those who seek to harm the United States,
> particularly in the aviation environment. And, so, you know, what we are
> doing is designed to really be risk based, to be intelligence based, to be
> layered like I said, when you get to the airport at that screening center,
> these TSOs (Transportation Security Officers) are really the last line of
> protection we have for the aircraft and that's the way we're going to
> evaluate things," said Secretary Napolitano in a news conference on Tuesday.
>
> According to conservative talk host and former attorney Laura Ingraham, when
> Napolitano was asked by a reporter if Muslim women wearing burqas or hijabs
> refuse to undergo scanning or frisking, what will Transportation Security
> Administration personnel do, Napolitano didn't answer, preferring to
> continue her scripted dialogue on the list of items not permitted on
> commercial flights such as powders and gels.
>
> When pressed for an answer about Muslims wearing hijabs being scanned or
> frisked, Napolitano stated simply that "there is will be more to come" from
> the Homeland Security Department and the TSA.
>
> The issue of the invasion of privacy created by the newly enhanced
> procedures has been raging for the last few days. Yet, President Barack
> Obama continues his silence on the issue.
>
> President Obama had ordered Napolitano to conduct security reviews following
> the attempted terrorist attack on December 25, 2009, including
> recommendations from the intelligence and security communities.
>
> "The attempted attack on Christmas Day is a powerful illustration that
> terrorists will go to great lengths to try to defeat the security measures
> that have been put in place since Sept. 11, 2001,"said Secretary Napolitano.
>
> "These recommendations will strengthen aviation security—at home and
> abroad—through new partnerships, technology and law enforcement efforts,"
> she said at the time.
>
> Secretary Napolitano provided the following recommendations:
>
> * * Accelerate deployment of advanced imaging technology to provide
> greater explosives detection capabilities — and encourage foreign aviation
> security authorities to do the same — in order to identify materials such as
> those used in the attempted Christmas attack. The Transportation Security
> Administration currently has 40 machines deployed throughout the United
> States, and plans to deploy at least 300 additional units in 2010.
> *
>
> ** Re-evaluate and modify the criteria and process used to create
> terrorist watch lists—including adjusting the process by which names are
> added to the "No-Fly" and "Selectee" lists.
> *
>
> ** Establish a partnership on aviation security between DHS and the
> Department of Energy and its National Laboratories in order to develop new
> and more effective technologies to deter and disrupt known threats and
> proactively anticipate and protect against new ways by which terrorists
> could seek to board an aircraft.
> *
>
> *
> * Strengthen the presence and capacity of aviation law enforcement — by
> deploying law enforcement officers from across DHS to serve as Federal Air
> Marshals to increase security aboard U.S.-bound flights.
> *
>
> ** Work with international partners to strengthen international security
> measures and standards for aviation security.
> *
>
> Secretary Napolitano's recommendations came in addition to the Department's
> immediate actions following the attempted attack on Dec. 25, 2009 —
> including enhanced security measures at domestic airports and new
> international security directives that mandate enhanced screening of every
> individual flying into the United States from or through nations that are
> State Sponsors of Terrorism or other countries of interest and the majority
> of all passengers traveling on U.S.-bound flights.
>
> "It is unacceptable to just claim human error and systematic problems, but
> not assign responsibility except to say 'the buck stops here.' The blame
> does rest with the President for creating an atmosphere in his
> Administration where no one wants to offend anyone – not even a terrorist,"
> said Danny Gonzalez, director of communications for KeepAmericaSafe.org, a
> grassroots organization
>
> "Obama said that as a country we would not have a siege mentality and we
> wouldn't hide behind the walls of suspicion and mistrust. This is ignoring
> the fact that America is under siege, and we have bad people at our borders
> trying to get in. Most importantly, visiting the United States is a
> privilege not a right, and we shouldn't be afraid to deny people that
> privilege if there is any chance they pose a threat," said Gonzalez.
>
> *Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National
> Association of Chiefs of Police and he's a columnist for Examiner.com and
> New Media Alliance (thenma.org). In addition, he's a blogger for the
> Cheyenne, Wyoming Fox News Radio affiliate KGAB (www.kgab.com). Kouri also
> serves as political advisor for Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Michael
> Moriarty. *
>
> *He's former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington Heights
> nicknamed "Crack City" by reporters covering the drug war in the 1980s. In
> addition, he served as director of public safety at a New Jersey university
> and director of security for several major organizations. He's also served
> on the National Drug Task Force and trained police and security officers
> throughout the country. Kouri writes for many police and security
> magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times, The Narc Officer and
> others. He's a news writer and columnist for AmericanDaily.Com,
> MensNewsDaily.Com, MichNews.Com, and he's syndicated by AXcessNews.Com.
> Kouri appears regularly as on-air commentator for over 100 TV and radio news
> and talk shows including Fox News Channel, Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN
> Headline News, MTV, etc. *
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