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An airport security worker was arrested after throwing a cup of hot coffee over a pilot who told her to stop swearing. Transportation Security Administrator (TSA) Lateisha El, 30, was in the middle of a conversation with work colleagues at a JFK Airport terminal when she was interrupted by the American Airlines pilot. Off-duty airman Steven Trivett, 54, was exiting terminal 8 when he overheard El swearing and asked her to tone down the profanity. Trivett, of Butler, Tennessey, told them they should 'conduct themselves more professionally in uniform and not use profanity or the n-word,' according to the New...

During a recent Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee meeting Rand Paul (R-KY.) chastised the head of the TSA. Echoing the sentiments of many Americans he told John Pistole the actions of his organization made him feel less safe. He said the fact that TSA does invasive pat downs on 6-year-old girls from Kentucky make him believe that they are "clueless". This kind of straight talk has become something of a hallmark for Rand Paul since his election last year. He has taken on several other Obama administration officials to the delight of many conservative bloggers. These Rand rants have...

A Dominican Republic-bound JetBlue flight made a U-turn and headed back to Kennedy Airport after the pilot discovered a scamming TSA screener had sneaked aboard... ... Insisting that he was authorized to use a jump seat in the cabin, he caught the pilot's attention 45 minutes into the flight.

Officials are investigating the events around an overnight shoot out where an estranged husband ultimately turned the gun on himself after kidnapping his pregnant wife and young son. Police say the family of Ashley Varela-Gonzalez, 26, contacted police Tuesday evening to report their daughter’s kidnapping.

(snip) As the Christmas travel week arrives, it appears Americans are getting used to flying under the specter of terrorism and the new inconveniences the government deems necessary to combat it. Most people surrender to body scans and invasive pat-downs with little fuss. Resignation has replaced fear. (snip) Outrage over the screenings grew in November. Hundreds of thousands of people viewed a cell-phone video in which a California man resisted a scan and groin check at the San Diego airport with the words, "If you touch my junk, I'll have you arrested." Some travelers tried to organize a boycott of...

photos/video at my link http://randysright.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/young-boy-stripped-searched-in-public-at-airport/ How much liberty will Americans tolerate to give up, appears quite a bit. I’ve come to the decision if this is what Americans want and not willing fight back against a federal govt that no longer represents “We the People” , our liberty will slowly and surely degenerate. Bailouts that “We the People” did not want of failed companies, yet we will be paying the bill. Govt takeover of healthcare, banks and mortgages. A Federal Reserve that 80% of Americans want audited, yet no audit because of the ramifications of total corruption that would be...

President Obama said today he sympathizes with passenger complaints about aggressive body pat-downs at airports, but his counter-terrorism aides say they are necessary to guard against hidden explosives. Balancing privacy and security is a “tough situation,” Obama told reporters at a news conference following the NATO summit in Lisbon, Portugal. “One of the most frustrating aspects of this fight against terrorism is that it has created a whole security apparatus around us that causes a huge inconvenience for all of us,” Obama said. Obama cited the attempted airplane attack by the so-called underwear bomber last Christmas as justification for aggressive...

Last Thursday I was flying to LA on the Midnight flight. I went through security my usual sour stuff. I beeped, of course, and was shuttled to the "toss-em" line. A security guy came over. I assumed the position. I had a button up shirt on that was untucked. He reached around while he was behind me and grabbed around my front pocket. I guess he was going for my flashlight, but the area could have loosely been called "crotch." I said, "You have to ask me before you touch me or it's assault." He said, "Once you cross that...