TSA is placing passengers who aren’t on terror database under close surveillance

Comments by Jim Campbell

July 31st, 2018

God forbid any of their actions be deemed Islamophobic.

What likely started out as a good idea at the time that never looked at the end result, another plan usually cooked up by Democrats is wasting the taxpayer’s money as the majority of what we have extorted from us by the I.R.S. is.

 

This is an agency that would be far better handled by the private sector. (Source)

Returning vets could be trained to perform the duties of the current slackers who fail to detect forbidden items even when they know they are being tested.

It’s not unusual to find TSA Employees asleep on the job.

 

Though the images provided could easily have been taken while those photographed were on a legitimate break, they were not billed as such.

 

 

 

 

This agency has been a joke since its inception.

 

“The Representative Who Created The TSA Says It’s Failed, And It’s Time To Dismantle It” (Source)

 

 

Undercover air marshals monitoring thousands of US travelers under Orwellian ‘Quiet Skies’ program.

In a clear violation of the 4th Amendment, (Source) American citizens are being subjected to warrantless  surveillance.

 

Do you fidget a lot, sleep on a flight, use a computer, or look around with a cold stare? If so, you could be targeted for extensive surveillance under the TSA’s ‘Quiet Skies’ program, a new report shows. Getty Images)

Federal air marshals are surveilling thousands of ordinary U.S. citizens through a Transportation Security Administration program called Quiet Skies, the Boston Globe reported. (Source)

 

How does this happen?

When someone is placed under surveillance, a group of armed, undercover air marshals is assigned to his or her flight, according to the report.

The air marshals proceed to spy on them, write minute-by-minute reports and log the information with the TSA, according to information reported by the Globe.

Typically, the people being monitored are travelers who are not under investigation by any agency, nor are they in the Terrorist Screening Database, according to TSA documents obtained by the news outlet.

In addition to monitoring international travelers, the Globe reported:

 

The teams track citizens on domestic flights, to or from dozens of cities big and small — such as Boston and Harrisburg, Pa., Washington, D.C., and Myrtle Beach, S.C. — taking notes on whether travelers use a phone, go to the bathroom, chat with others, or change clothes, according to documents and people within the department.

Additionally, a person’s identification could be considered suspect if his or her appearance has changed.

This includes common changes that can happen over the years such as an increase or decrease in weight, new hairstyles, or changes to a man’s goatee, mustache or beard, according to the report.

All U.S. citizens re-entering the country are automatically screened for possible inclusion in Quiet Skies, the report stated. Travelers’ patterns and affiliations are checked.

And their names are run through a terrorist watch list and “other databases,” according to documents obtained by the Globe.

An internal bulletin states the program’s goal as averting potential threats to commercial aircraft as “posed by unknown or partially known terrorists,” according to the report.

But the terminology gives the agency a free rein to place anyone under  close scrutiny, the report noted.

Some air marshals told the Globe they are not comfortable with the program, which required them to monitor travelers who appear to pose no real safety threat.

The work is tedious and time-consuming and takes away from actual law enforcement duties, the marshals told the news outlet.

What did the TSA say in defense of the practices?

In a written statement, TSA officials defended the program by telling the Globe it helps stop “potential acts of terror.”

“But the agency declined to discuss whether Quiet Skies has intercepted any threats, or even to confirm that the program exists,” according to the report.

Revealing the details “would make passengers less safe,” agency spokesman James Gregory told the Globe.

 

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