Good did you see they are now investigating the guy who dissented? This is about who is making money!
Duncan Blasts TSA Pat-Downs, Body Scanners
The former Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, represents Rapiscan, the company which is selling these scanners to his former department.
Far too many federal contracts are sweetheart, insider deals.
Companies hire former high ranking federal officials, and then magically, those companies get hugely profitable federal contracts.
The American people should not have to choose between having full-body radiation or a very embarrassing, intrusive pat-down every time they fly, as if they were criminals.
In full
http://duncan.house.gov/2010/11/duncan-blasts-tsa-pat-downs-body-scanners.shtml
TSA to investigate body scan resister
Oceanside man took a stand against security, went viral
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/nov/15/tsa-probe-scan-resistor/
The former Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, represents Rapiscan, the company which is selling these scanners to his former department.
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This entity’s first syllable should be pronounced as “ray”, as in “Rape-iscan”.
No surprise about the cadaverous Chertoff.
Rapistscan is more apt.
‘Companies hire former high ranking federal officials, and then magically, those companies get hugely profitable federal contracts.”
Many times hiring the former officials is the only way to get a contract.