Dept. Of Homeland Security Compiling List of Airport Screening Dissenters

The ghosts of the old <a href=”http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUSnkvd.htm”>NKVD</a> must be proud. by <a href=”http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/4254" style=”font-weight: bold;”>D.J. Hagmann </a> Following the publication of my article titled “<a href=”http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/4249″>Gate Rape of America</a>,”
I was contacted by a source within the DHS who is troubled by the
terminology and content of an internal memo reportedly issued yesterday
at the hand of DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. Indeed, both the
terminology and content contained in the document are troubling. The
dissemination of the document itself is restricted by virtue of its
classification, which prohibits any manner of public release. While the
document cannot be posted or published, the more salient points are
revealed here.
The memo, which actually takes the form of an administrative
directive, appears to be the product of undated but recent high level
meetings between Napolitano, John Pistole, head of the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA),and one or more of Obama’s national
security advisors. This document officially addresses those who are
opposed to, or engaged in the disruption of the implementation of the
enhanced airport screening procedures as “domestic extremists.”
The introductory paragraph of the multipage <a href=”http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/4254#" style=”text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;” class=”kLink” target=”undefined” id=”KonaLink0″>document</a>
states that it is issued “in response to the growing public backlash
against enhanced TSA security screening procedures and the agents
conducting the screening process.” Implicit within the same section is
that the recently enhanced <a href=”http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/4254#" style=”text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;” class=”kLink” target=”undefined” id=”KonaLink1″>security</a> screening procedures implemented at U.S. airports, and the measures to be taken in response to the negative public backlash as detailed [in this directive, have the full support of the President. In
other words, Obama not only endorses the enhanced security screening,
but the measures outlined in this directive to be taken in response to
public objections.
The terminology contained within the reported memo is indeed
troubling. It labels any person who “interferes” with TSA airport
security screening procedure protocol and operations by actively
objecting to the established screening process, “including but not
limited to the anticipated national opt-out day” as a “domestic
extremist.” The label is then broadened to include “any person, group or alternative media source” 
that actively objects to, causes others to object to, supports and/or
elicits support for anyone who engages in such travel disruptions at
U.S. airports in response to the enhanced security procedures.
For individuals who engaged in such activity at screening points, it
instructs TSA operations to obtain the identities of those individuals
and other applicable information and submit the same electronically to
the Homeland Environment Threat Analysis Division, the Extremism and
Radicalization branch of the <a href=”http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/gc_1220886590914.shtm”>Office of Intelligence & Analysis (IA)</a> division of the Department of Homeland Security.
For “any person, group or domestic alternative media source” 
that actively objects to, causes others to object to, supports and/or
elicits support for anyone who engages in such travel “disruptions” at
U.S. airports (as defined above) in response to the enhanced security
procedures, the [applicable DHS administrative branch is instructed to
identify and collect information about the persons or entities, and
submit such information in the manner outlined [within this directive.
It would appear that the Department of Homeland Security is not only
prepared to enforce the enhanced security procedures at airports, but is
involved in gathering intelligence about those who don’t. They’re
making a list and most certainly will be <a href=”http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/4254#" style=”text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;” class=”kLink” target=”undefined” id=”KonaLink2″>checking</a>
it twice. Meanwhile, legitimate threats to our air travel security (and
they DO exist) seem taking a back seat to the larger threat of the
multitude of non-criminal American citizens who object to having their
Constitutional rights violated.
As I <a href=”http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/4249″>have written</a> before, it has nothing to do with security and everything to do with control.

2010-11-25