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TSA PO’d over plug outrage
NYP ^ | 25 June 2012 | C.J. SULLIVAN, PHILIP MESSING and JOSH MARGOLIN

Posted on 06/25/2012 6:28:19 PM PDT by smokingfrog

Now they’re electrified.

One day after a dim-bulb worker caused chaos at JFK Airport by failing to notice a metal detector was unplugged, the TSA cracked down on its security screeners at the international aviation hub yesterday.

“The supervisors are not happy,” one screener told The Post.

“They’re coming by double- and triple-checking us.”

The screener also said red-faced bosses were “blaming everything” on TSA agent Alija Abdul Majed, whose alleged bungling caused the stunning lapse in security.

Terminal 7 was evacuated and two planes were called back from the runway after the metal detector was found to have been unplugged. Hundreds of passengers had to be rechecked, causing hours of delays.

Meanwhile, at La Guardia Airport yesterday, an X-ray machine malfunctioned when the electrical socket it was plugged into burst into flames.

About 600 people had to be evacuated from Terminal C while the smoke cleared, officials said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: metaldetector; tsa; tsaincompetent
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To: Paladin2

You got it right, Paladin2


21 posted on 06/25/2012 7:00:22 PM PDT by Dinah Lord
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To: smokingfrog
It is clear that terrorists and Islam are in charge,
and there is not one (1) real American ADULT in the US Congress.


"Army Major (Hasan) Played Role in Presidential (Obama) Transition"

22 posted on 06/25/2012 7:07:09 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Dinah Lord

Now we need a TSASA.


23 posted on 06/25/2012 7:16:07 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: smokingfrog

“TSA agent Alija Abdul Majed.”

Un-freaking believable. Political correctness gone mad. One of our muslim enemies supposedly protecting us from our muslim enemies. They may be goat-loving, 7th century retards, but they are still smarter than us. How the muslims must laugh at our politically correct stupidity.


24 posted on 06/25/2012 7:22:56 PM PDT by Astronaut
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To: Chode
"how is it possible to NOT see the lights on the machine are NOT on???"

Exactly . . . and further its just not ONE person who failed.

Minimum of 3 people per station plus floor supervisor. In the time span (2 planes loaded and called back from runway) certainly 50 to 100 people passed. (unsure how many stations open) And not one agent NOTICED that NO one was setting off alarm.

What we have here folks is more than a failure of someone forgetting to plug a machine in. We have complete and total failure of training and staff members with no mind. And that incompetence starts at the top!

25 posted on 06/25/2012 7:28:45 PM PDT by saywhatagain
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To: smokingfrog

Face palm.


26 posted on 06/25/2012 7:29:50 PM PDT by pops88 (Standing with Breitbart for truth.)
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To: Boogieman
"The only question is, was this a dry run, or did they just catch the “bungling” in time to foil Majed’s terrorist co-conspirators’ operation? "

IMHO, clearly a successful test. Just like the hundreds of other little tests they have been running for several years.

The icing on the cake will be how high this raghead gets promoted in TSA as a result.

27 posted on 06/25/2012 7:30:39 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: smokingfrog

Unbelievable, the “Alija Abdul” part especially. Sham agency to keep the white U.S. citizen-peasants in line.


28 posted on 06/25/2012 7:40:06 PM PDT by Borax Queen
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To: smokingfrog

It’s a GOOD thing it was unplugged. That way, no fellow mujahids were inconvenienced or had their feelings hurt.


29 posted on 06/25/2012 7:44:07 PM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com (nobody gives me warheads anyway))
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To: saywhatagain
it comes from not having consequences for your actions...
30 posted on 06/25/2012 7:49:19 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: smokingfrog

I hope Alija Abdul Majed is not an angry Mets fan.


31 posted on 06/25/2012 7:50:13 PM PDT by isom35
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To: smokingfrog

The muzzie name is no surprise - Dallas has them in headscarfs. What is surprising is the use of metal detectors. All of my recent US flights have involved getting dosed with radiation. New York needs to get with the program.


32 posted on 06/25/2012 8:24:54 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: smokingfrog
And how do we know Alija Abdul Majed did not unplug the machine that caused all the distress INTENTIONALLY? No, that could never happen with any of our scrupulously honest and efficient and friendly TSA agents.
33 posted on 06/25/2012 8:37:32 PM PDT by MasterGunner01 (11)
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To: mkjessup
Sorry mkjessup, but with a name like Alija Abdul Majed,bumbling is not the word I would chose to describe the event.
34 posted on 06/25/2012 8:40:32 PM PDT by suijuris
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To: smokingfrog

TSA agents named Abdul. Is this a joke?


35 posted on 06/25/2012 8:42:48 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland ("The writing is on the wall - Unions are screwed. reformist2 10:04 PM #27")
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To: smokingfrog

“Alija Abdul Majed”

uh hello this Arab Islamist unplugged the thing on purpose


36 posted on 06/25/2012 8:53:27 PM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: C210N
Is this "THE" Alija Abdul Majed... the one known as Alija Abdul "ALLAH AKBAR" Majed?

The very one!!! Why? Are you related?

37 posted on 06/25/2012 9:36:45 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: The Antiyuppie
Every electronic device in the house, even the surge protectors, have a green or red power light.

How much did we Taxpayers pay for these X-Ray machines again?

38 posted on 06/25/2012 9:43:09 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The only good Zombie is a dead Zombie, oh wait...)
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To: Kickass Conservative

I always “opt out” so as to get the free TSA “massage”. Also, it seems to irritate the TSA types that someone would have the nerve to inconvenience them. I’m not sure my smile and smirk help at cetrtain junctions of the experience.


39 posted on 06/25/2012 9:56:33 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Kickass Conservative

I always “opt out” so as to get the free TSA “massage”. Also, it seems to irritate the TSA types that someone would have the nerve to inconvenience them. I’m not sure my smile and smirk help at certain junctions of the experience.


40 posted on 06/25/2012 9:57:03 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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