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Re: TSA Pressures Mainstream Media Not To Cover Story

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Post by ams6110 »

xymostech wrote: post #26
bpd1069 wrote: post #16

Overlay a thin layer of material over the metal plate (the dark/black region in the images) that has a regular repeating pattern (think checkerboard) that shows objects suspended beyond the body's silhouette. Problem solved.

But that would probably ruin the scan from the other direction? There are two pictures, I thought because there is a scan from the front and a scan from the back.

So it sounds like the easy solution is to do two scans. One face-on, and then they ask you to turn to the side and they do another.

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Post by pavel_lishin »

tsaoutourpants wrote: post #23
pavel_lishin wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could you ask the journalist in question to forward you the entire e-mail as well?

He doesn't want to ruin his relationship with the source by doing so, but again, it should be a public record releasable under FOIA

Is this the same source that's threatening him?

Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the email server suddenly lost a bunch of emails the day before the FOIA request went through.

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Post by shareme »

teej wrote: post #29
bpd1069 wrote: post #16

Overlay a thin layer of material over the metal plate (the dark/black region in the images) that has a regular repeating pattern (think checkerboard) that shows objects suspended beyond the body's silhouette. Problem solved.

The problem isn't that this one particular technique exists. The problem is that the TSA's decision making process led them to spend billions of dollars a year against the advisement of the top security experts in the world. For an organization who's sole purpose is the security of the American people, they're awfully bad at doing things that ensure the security of the American people.

no they are spending billions to advertise traveling securely as what they are attempting to secure is so statistically approaching zero to be laughable..

in the 1970s when it was found that people could highjack planes by delivery a threatening note or bomb and using a parachute to jump out with money what do you think the airlines did?\

They took the statistically significant thing and changed how planes were designed to prevent people being able to jump out of airliners through the back escape doors.

It did not cost billions of dollars and no extra xray scanning machines were used either..

First act of de-toothing TSA is putting those qualified on security of airlines..the airlines themselves back in charge of security!'

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Post by ShabbyDoo »

tsaoutourpants wrote: post #35
tsaoutourpants wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He doesn't want to ruin his relationship with the source by doing so, but again, it should be a public record releasable under FOIA

It's supposed to take a month. But, the TSA ignored my last FOIA request, so I had to sue them for it.

Wow. That in itself is a great story which should be heard.

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Post by jrockway »

They're not really threatening anything, they're just asking "please don't cover this story". That's their right and it's not censorship unless the journalist faces consequences for covering the story (no future interviews, harassment by the legal system, etc.) It doesn't seem like any consequences are mentioned or implied, so this doesn't bother me. Of course the TSA doesn't want negative press. Would you?

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Post by samstave »

tsaoutourpants wrote: post #23
pavel_lishin wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could you ask the journalist in question to forward you the entire e-mail as well?

He doesn't want to ruin his relationship with the source by doing so, but again, it should be a public record releasable under FOIA

What kind of relationship does he have with a TSA agent who is mildly threatening him or intimidating him at least?

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Post by tsaoutourpants »

tsaoutourpants wrote: post #35
tsaoutourpants wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He doesn't want to ruin his relationship with the source by doing so, but again, it should be a public record releasable under FOIA

It's supposed to take a month. But, the TSA ignored my last FOIA request, so I had to sue them for it.

Thank you, story is on the blog, including this post: http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/confirmed-t...
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