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TSA Chief Begs To Stop Scanner Boycott

The nation’s airport security chief pleaded with Thanksgiving travelers for understanding and urged them not to boycott full-body scans on Wednesday, lest their protest snarl what is already one of the busiest, most stressful flying days of the year. Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole said Monday that such delaying actions would only “tie up people who want to go home and see their loved ones.” “We all wish we lived in a world where security procedures at airports weren’t necessary,” he said, “but that just isn’t the case.” He noted the alleged attempt by a Nigerian with explosives in his underwear to bring down a plane over Detroit last Christmas/Olympian. More here.

Question: Would you be upset if a boycott of airport scanners caused bog down the security area? Or supportive?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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