Homeland Security Department Cutting Screeners...

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...-2003Jul29.html

 

The threat comes just as the federal government has started to trim the nation's new airport security agency, by cutting the number of security screeners and other resources. Just one day before the memo was distributed, an official with the undercover Federal Air Marshal Service canceled what are considered some of the most vulnerable flight missions because they required marshals to spend nights in hotels, as well as cut training for Washington-area agents next month. The official cited "monetary considerations," according to an e-mail obtained by The Washington Post.

 

I'm speechless.

 

Anyone want to explain this one away?

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

I think it's smart.

 

Homeland Security is a lot more than turning airports into tiny concentration camps of people taking off their shoes and and having their baggage triple-screened, but that's mostly all they've done so far. I'd bet money (if I had enough lying around) that the next terrorist action doesn't involve airplanes anyway.

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

...except this was done on the eve of the administration releasing a report that Islamic extremists are still looking to use them.

[Guest Vyce]

You know, this is NOT the area you want to focus on when you need to cut government spending.

[Guest Cerebus]

Well Bush pulled back quick on this one.

 

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...iation_security

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

Well, okay, I guess.

 

By scrapping those plans and backing off, it makes them look stupid, but I guess that's worth a few extra screeners.