tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post7971700959574736225..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: The TSA And Jeffrey Goldberg's Mother-In-Law 'Proof Al-Qaeda Has Won'Freedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-60199333658353751762012-04-29T18:47:25.007-07:002012-04-29T18:47:25.007-07:00also, this goldberg guy like all lefties has an an...also, this goldberg guy like all lefties has an anomaly in the cranial area.louielouienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-17086316740044258432012-04-29T18:44:34.475-07:002012-04-29T18:44:34.475-07:00the thing i see that's wrong with what ff is s...the thing i see that's wrong with what ff is saying is this.<br />ff is always telling me how homogeneous the israeli population is and how diverse the american population is. also, what might work for new jersey may not work for the rest of the country.<br />also, and this is somewhat off topic, if the guy who let loose all those documents with wikileaks did that to israeli, he would not have been seen for months. israel does not have a suicide pact with it's population.<br />the israelis know what is at stake. there are those in the US who will cause a disruption just to cause a disruption, just for the attention.<br />imo, i think IP and ff are both right, in a way.<br />i canceled my vacation this summer because i just didn't feel it. i won't miss the hassle either.<br />dhimmitude 101louielouienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-35661960356760461402012-04-29T15:35:56.346-07:002012-04-29T15:35:56.346-07:00Hello IP,
I hope all's well.
Here's the d...Hello IP,<br />I hope all's well.<br /><br />Here's the difference. The Israelis use intensive 'prescreening' by highly trained personnel who ask questions to determine who is worth concentrating more on and who isn't. Anyone who doesn't pass this prescreening doesn't even get anywhere near the gates.And yes, they profile extensively.<br /><br />The Israelis don't bother relying on screens, but on their own highly trained people's skills and on common sense. No one has to take their shoes off or receive a patdown unless it's one of the rare people subjected to a full strip search, and usually for a damned good reason.<br /><br />In contrast, the TSA mostly uses the sort of people who would ordinarily be working at the post office or the DMV. They're minimally trained, and even part of that training is designed by Islamist groups to make sure they don't profile , pre-screen or do anything that might offend Muslim sensibilities.<br /><br />They rely on pat downs and on screens that have already been proven to be capable of being fooled rather than sharply honed skills.<br /><br />Unlike our TSA, there's never been a single instance on record of Israeli security personnel at Lod or Ben-Gurian stealing from people's luggage or accepting bribes to allow contraband through.<br /><br />I wouldn't have any problems with an Israeli-style system implemented here. But what we have is something very different, and frankly, its ineffective and ludicrous.<br /><br />Regards,<br />RobRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332213651195340500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-44192101060561769962012-04-29T11:29:29.450-07:002012-04-29T11:29:29.450-07:00OK on this one we disagree. having just been throu...OK on this one we disagree. having just been through airport security with my family on vacation, and having walked through the "porno" security machines, I can tell you its no big whoop. Personally if people want to see this middle-aged woman naked then go for it. Or as the husband says if they want to yank on my junk as long as we wont have another 9/11 who cares.<br /><br />My boys who are autistic albeit very high functioning, did not have an issue, and neither did we. There was an anomaly on the scanner and they patted down my arm and the boys dutifully waited their turn. Everyone was kind, supportive and professional.<br /><br />That they scan a 79 year old woman also no big deal. If you remember the Israelis have found bomb parts and fuses being smuggled in by elderly 79 year old grandmothers (hiding these parts by the way in some very delicate places)and wheelchairs, canes have been used to smuggle in bombs as well and persons who may not be capable of understanding their surrounding have been also used as mules. Goldberg who by the way served in the IDF, should really know the reality of terror and what the enemy is capable of and should calm himself down.<br /><br />Since 9/11 we have been pulled over every time we get on an airplane. My boys when they were little were pulled to the side and patted down by security before we entered our plane. The boys did not mind, we did not care. In fact it gave us peace of mind that security was attempting to do their job. The problem for my children became when they were no longer pulled to the side as they figured security was too lax.<br /><br />Airport security is very important. If your issue is that they refuse to racially profile then go after CAIR which is fine. But to say that a 79 year old grandmother should not be patted down flies in the face of Israeli reality. <br /><br />Also if you have a beef that the machines come from a Soros held company find a better machine and let everyone know about it. I am no fan of that most evil of men, but I am not going to boycott a company product simply because he has some connection to it, if it is the best product on the market for that particular purpose. Why cut off your nose to spite your face?Independent Patriotnoreply@blogger.com