Here are the terrorists now!
By laglen
@laglen (19759)
United States
December 3, 2010 8:50am CST
TSA is adding people that speak out against them to the terrorist watch list. Reporters, lawyers etc.
TSA of course denies this, but the facts are there. There are over a million people on this watchlist.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/cnn-reporter-put-on-watch-list-after-criticizing-tsa.html
These guys have been trying to get off of this list for years.
I stopped flying, the last time I flew was 2001. But I wonder if I am a terrorist....
Are you?
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
3 Dec 10
I don't think we're allowed to grow our own food anymore. The garden police will show up or something...
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@hofferp (4734)
• United States
3 Dec 10
B.S. like this costs us taxpayers millions in needless watches/searches. We should turn the TSA in for "Government Waste". The time they spend reviewing watch lists for CNN reporters is less time they have to watch the list for real potential terrorists and to perform NECESSARY searches. I agree with those who think we should do away with the TSA and allow the airlines to perform their own security. The airlines have a dog in the fight -- their airplanes, crew and customers; TSA just likes throwing around its power. It has no dog in the fight and so it does what it pleases.
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@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
4 Dec 10
TSA or the government can deny this all they want. But there is no way there is another Drew Griffin, journalist, that they just happen to 'suspect' to be a terrorist - and then THIS Drew gets checked out each time he tries to fly. It is harassment at it's highest! The government will stop at nothing to keep the public from finding out their secrets. AND they will do absolutely nothing that should be done to stop terrorists - STOP harassing ordinary people and start profiling those known people that are REAL terrorists! Quit trying to appease everyone besides the citizens of America! Forget other countries and what they think - worry about our people and their safety and the safety of OUR nation. If they would go by Israel's airport security, then we'd not have to undergo all this mess. I won't be flying, period! Took my first and probably last trip in March 1997!
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
3 Dec 10
It would not surprise me if this is true. Have you ever seen what happens to anyone at the airport who dares to question them about something they have done. Or gets upset when people call them out for not following their own rules?
You get put in "the box", then threaten with arrest and a big fine.
TSA thinks they are God. Thank goodness I don't fly anymore. IF they keep this BS up they are going to end up bankrupting the airlines.
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@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
3 Dec 10
we are laughing to keep from crying, right?
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@pokumon (644)
• United States
4 Dec 10
I don't think I'm a terrorist. I haven't been stopped in any airports. It is highly suspicious that he was stopped only after that investigative report. I think TSA is getting even with him; they just are denying it. They need to stop doing that and reserve the lists for people who are actually terrorists. I doubt that terrorists are watching the news and using journalist names as their aliases. The simplest explanation is normally the right one.