More New Documents Show TSA Intends To Deploy Body Scanners At Rail, Bus, Ferry Terminals

Mobile body scanner program was not discontinued, as agency claims

Steve Watson
Infowars.com
Sept 7, 2012

Yet more documents uncovered under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed that in the year prior to rolling out radiation body scanners in airports, the TSA was drawing up long term plans to deploy the machines at “ferry terminals, railway, and mass transit stations” as well as unspecified “other locations”.

The documents, dating from 2008 were released to engineer Jon Corbett who made headlines last year by infamously posted a video of himself demonstrating how the body scanners can easily be bypassed.

“You can expect {the scanners] at train stations, bus stations, subways, highways, cruise ships, and anywhere that “transportation” happens (i.e., everywhere).” Corbett writes. “And, where the body scanners go, so does the groping, since the body scanners have at least a 40% false positive rate which needs to be resolved by blue-gloved gestapo.” he adds.

The documents also detail the fact that the TSA refused to conduct any form of study on what effect the radiation firing scanners would have on the environments they are placed into.

Video Shows TSA’s Bizarre New Security Policy

Federal agency tests drinks purchased inside airport

CP note: Tell me that it is not so! This is absolutely ridiculous and has GOT to stop and people need to start saying “No thanks.” People, if you don’t realize this yet, this is not about safety, this is about conditioning the public to get use to undo searches and seizures. By the way, this airport, in my opinion is one of the worst. I'm wondering if they are testing this in Columbus because it has the demographics of the US in this city. Columbus, Ohio is a test market because it a smaller version of the collective US—if it works in Columbus, Ohio, most likely it'll work in the rest of the US.

A video clip shot yesterday at Columbus Ohio Airport illustrates how the Transportation Security Administration has dreamed up a bizarre new way to waste time and taxpayer dollars – by testing drinks purchased by travelers for explosives inside the airport long after they have already passed security.

The footage shows TSA agents walking around a departure lounge asking to test passengers’ drinks for explosive residue with a swab they hold over the liquid.

“Now remember that this is inside the terminal, well beyond the security check and purchased inside the terminal…just people waiting to get on the plane,” writes the You Tube user who uploaded the video.