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This agency is just a jobs program for the unemployable. There have been 70 reported security breaches in the last 14 months. After sixty billion dollars they can't cite one success, fail 70% of security tests and allow 60% of the freight in the hold to go unchecked.
Add to that 62 TSA screeners arrested in 2011 for serious crime, including rape and murder and six more in 2012. Last year, eleven TSA screeners were charged with sex crimes involving children.
TSA Propaganda – TSA is needed because the private screeners failed to stop the 9/11 attacks.
Fact – The FBI and NSA were tipped off in advance about the 9/11 hijackers but refused to share information with each other and did not alert the airlines or private screening firms.
TSA Propaganda - There hasn’t been a terrorist attack since 2001 proving that the TSA procedures are necessary.
Fact - There were no attacks between 2001 and 2010 without groping and scanning passengers.
TSA Propaganda - These procedures are necessary to prevent another underwear bomber.
Fact – Omar Farouk was intercepted trying to board a US bound flight in Amsterdam, not by TSA. A bomber could just as easily board a flight to LAX in Tijuana.
TSA Propaganda – The TSA screeners are just doing their jobs.
Fact – So were the guards at Auschwitz.
TSA can’t prevent crime within their ranks, but we’re supposed to trust this agency with airport security. We can't do any worse with private firms and at least won't waste $8 billion every year on a bloated Federal agency.
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