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TSA Falls Short, Foreign Repair Shops Ripe for Terrorist Sabotage
USA Today reports that neglect on behalf of the Transportation Security Administration has left airplanes that are serviced in foreign repair shops vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Almost four years ago, the TSA was mandated by Congress to write security regulations for these repair stations, but failed to do so. There is concern that, because many of these overseas hubs are not within the boundaries of secure airports, there is lack of oversight.
This is not the first controversy surrounding these stations. Mother Jones reported in our July/August 2006 issue, that, in 2005, due to a cash-strapped airline industry, airline maintenance was outsourced overseas and because simultaneously, the FAA faced a massive budget cut and began outsourcing its inspection—shaving its oversight crew by more than 250—airline travel took a safety hit. It was an accident (or quite a few) waiting to happen. Read the full article here.
STOP THE PRESSES!!
absolutely unprecedented!
a powerful government agency with a mandate to 'protect Americans' has been failing at it's job!!!
This report and others like it should of course be classified Top Secret to prevent terrorists (or Congress) from getting any ideas.
Blackwater may have some free resources soon. Perhaps we could pass another supplemental of $35 billion to have Blackwater protect these foreign repair shops. This is a much better use of $35 billion than children's health insurance! How could Bush have missed this opportunity!?!
Has anyone ever taken a look at who they employ? I just came back from 6 weeks in the US and was disgusted by much of what I saw and heard and this TSA isn't the least of it. They are scruffy and unkempt; totally unprofessional in their appearance and demeanour. That their parent agency is anything less is no surprise.
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