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March 09, 2005

Gun Nuts at 30,000 Feet?

The wonderful James Bovard (whom conservatives loved when he was beating up on Clinton but hate now that he's beating up on Bush) has an article at LewRockwell.com on the subject of armed pilots, the TSA's air marshals, and the Bush administration's continued attempts to make the skies as unsafe as possible. It's definitely worth reading in full.

Bovard concludes:

In 2002 Bush bragged that the law creating the TSA “greatly enhanced the protections for America’s passengers and goods.” Rather than making Americans safe from terrorists, the TSA has made them prey to federal agents. There is no reason to expect the agency to turn over a new leaf. And there is no reason to expect a small army of undercover federal agents flying on planes to make Americans safe.

Posted by Mike Tennant at March 9, 2005 02:12 PM

Comments

The concept of armed & properly trained security officers is sound. But why do you need the civil service hiring and the badges? El Al does it that way and look at their record. No hijacks at all in 27 years.

A decent private security force could've prevented or stopped the WTC attacks cheaper and better than the billions the USAF spends on "air defense" that a dozen guys with boxcutters beat. IMHO any way.
Ali

Posted by: Ali_Massoud [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 10, 2005 12:59 PM

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