Hey, ever wonder what the security agents at the airport are looking for when they pull you out of line? Ever wonder what they're doing while sorting through your undergarments in your checked baggage?
On a recent trip back to Ohio, I picked up several cans and envelopes of Skyline Chili, a regional favorite that I can't get at home. They were tied together in a grocery sack, and put in my checked baggage for the trip home. As this was the only remotely suspicious thing that could have appeared on an x-ray, my bag was openened, and I had a nice calling card from the Department of Homeland Security, along with a hole ripped in the grocery bag.
I am the Skyline Chili Bomber, ladies and gentlemen!
This illuminating story shows what sort of "intelligence" they are gathering on ordinary Americans.
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Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented
The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel or plan to stay, the personal items they carry during their journeys, and even the books that travelers have carried, according to documents obtained by a group of civil liberties advocates and statements by government officials.
The personal travel records are meant to be stored for as long as 15 years, as part of the Department of Homeland Security's effort to assess the security threat posed by all travelers entering the country. Officials say the records, which are analyzed by the department's Automated Targeting System, help border officials distinguish potential terrorists from innocent people entering the country.
Read on at: WashingtonPost.com
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