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Get ready for more security changes at airports starting in January. Wednesday the Transportation Security Administration announced its “Secure Flight” program

Do we really think that this many people could be a threat to our national security?

From AFP:

A watch list of suspected and known terrorists, compiled by the US authorities, has ballooned and contains more than one million names, the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday.

The ACLU said it derived that figure from a Justice Department report on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center, which consolidates terrorist watch list information.

This is way off-topic for me, I know, but I wrote this on Notepad while sitting on an airplane, so maybe you'll understand .

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In a major change of policy, the Transportation Security Administration has announced that passengers refusing to show ID will no longer be able to fly.

The policy change, announced on Thursday afternoon, will go into force on June 21, and will only impact passengers who refuse to produce ID.

Passengers ...

The Loose Cannon Libertarian In the ever-evolving war against airline passengers, the Transportation Security Administration continues to develop new weapons of mass dysfunction. photo / arvindgrover Austin-Bergstrom Airport  Travelers have long been harassed with x-ray machines, metal-detecting wands, and inscrutable verbal vetting like “Did someone put something in your luggage when you weren’t looking?” Then in 2006 the TSA began quietly testing two new anti-personnel weapons.

If your holiday plans include a trip to the airport, the Transportation Security Administration has some suggestions.