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Great roundup on the war on terror
July 25, 2008 ( politics )
CNN reporter critical of TSA gets pestered every time he flies:
CNN's Drew Griffin reported on the bloating of the watch list, which an ACLU count pegged at 1,001,308 names Wednesday afternoon. Griffin's is one of those names, he says."Coincidentally, this all began in May, shortly after I began a series of investigative reports critical of the TSA. Eleven flights now since May 19. On different airlines, my name pops up forcing me to go to the counter, show my identification, sometimes the agent has to make a call before I get my ticket," Griffin reported. "What does the TSA say? Nothing, at least nothing on camera. Over the phone a public affairs worker told me again I'm not on the watch list, and don't even think that someone in the TSA or anyone else is trying to get even."
Yankees stadium bans sunblock:
Security guards collected garbage bags full of sunblock at the entrances to Yankee Stadium over the sweltering weekend, when temps hit 96 degrees and the UV index reached a skin-scorching 9 out of 10 - a move team officials said was to protect the Stadium from terrorism. The team contends that sunscreen has long been on the list of stadium contraband, but there is no mention of it on the Yankee Web site.Luckily, the stadium sells 1-ounce bottles of SPF 15 sunblock for $5 a pop. But it's to prevent terrorism, not to turn a huge profit.Four weeks ago, Stadium officials decided that sunscreen of all sizes and varieties would not be permitted, a security supervisor told The Post before last night's game.
"There have been a lot of complaints," he said. "We tell them to apply once and then throw it out."
For fans who bring babies or young children to cheer on the home team, the guard had suggested they "beg" to take the sunblock in.
And Amnesty continues doing their job of trying to remind us that people have now been in Gitmo with no hope of release or even trial for years.
GO AMERICA! GOOD JOB THERE!
Posted by griffjon at July 25, 2008 09:51 AM
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