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TSA screenings aren't just for airports anymore

Roving security teams increasingly visit train stations, subways and other mass transit sites to deter terrorism. Critics say it's largely political theater.

TSA checking trains, buses, subways

A Transportation Security Administration behavior-detection officer patrols a train station in Charlotte, N.C. (Brian Bennett, Los Angeles Times / December 11, 2011)

Rick Vetter was rushing to board the Amtrak train in Charlotte, N.C., on a recent Sunday afternoon when a canine officer suddenly blocked the way.

Three federal air marshals in bulletproof vests and two officers trained to spot suspicious behavior watched closely as Seiko, a German shepherd, nosed Vetter's trousers for chemical traces of a bomb. Radiation detectors carried by the marshals scanned the 57-year-old lawyer for concealed nuclear materials.

When Seiko indicated a scent, his handler, Julian Swaringen, asked Vetter whether he had pets at home in Garner, N.C. Two mutts, Vetter replied. "You can go ahead," Swaringen said.

The Transportation Security Administration isn't just in airports anymore. TSA teams are increasingly conducting searches and screenings at train stations, subways, ferry terminals and other mass transit locations around the country.

"We are not the Airport Security Administration," said Ray Dineen, the air marshal in charge of the TSA office in Charlotte. "We take that transportation part seriously."

The TSA's 25 "viper" teams — for Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response — have run more than 9,300 unannounced checkpoints and other search operations in the last year. Department of Homeland Security officials have asked Congress for funding to add 12 more teams next year.

According to budget documents, the department spent $110 million in fiscal 2011 for "surface transportation security," including the TSA's viper program, and is asking for an additional $24 million next year. That compares with more than $5 billion for aviation security.

TSA officials say they have no proof that the roving viper teams have foiled any terrorist plots or thwarted any major threat to public safety. But they argue that the random nature of the searches and the presence of armed officers serve as a deterrent and bolster public confidence.

"We have to keep them [terrorists] on edge," said Frank Cilluffo, director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University in Washington. "We're not going to have a permanent presence everywhere."

U.S. officials note that digital files recovered from Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan after he was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs in May included evidence that the Al Qaeda leader had considered an attack on U.S. railways in February 2010. Over the last decade, deadly bombings have hit subways or trains in Moscow; Mumbai, India; Madrid; and London.

But critics say that without a clear threat, the TSA checkpoints are merely political theater. Privacy advocates worry that the agency is stretching legal limits on the government's right to search U.S. citizens without probable cause — and with no proof that the scattershot checkpoints help prevent attacks.

"It's a great way to make the public think you are doing something," said Fred H. Cate, a professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, who writes on privacy and security. "It's a little like saying, 'If we start throwing things up in the air, will they hit terrorists?' ''

Such criticism is nothing new to the TSA.

The agency came under fresh fire this month when three elderly women with medical devices complained that TSA agents had strip-searched them in separate incidents at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Lenore Zimmerman, 84, said she was ordered to pull down her pants after she refused to pass through a full body scanner because she was afraid the machine would interfere with her heart defibrillator.

TSA officials denied the women were strip-searched, but they announced plans to create a toll-free telephone number for passengers with medical conditions who require assistance in airport screening lines. TSA officials said they also are considering a proposal by Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) to designate a passengers advocate at every airport.

The TSA's viper program hasn't drawn that kind of attention, although it is increasingly active.

In Tennessee in October, a viper team used radiation monitors and explosive-trace detectors to help state police inspect trucks at highway weigh stations throughout the state. Last month in Orlando, Fla., a team set up metal detectors at a Greyhound bus station and tested passengers' bags for explosive residue.

In the Carolinas this year, TSA teams have checked people at the gangplanks of cruise ships, the entrance to NASCAR races, and at ferry terminals taking tourists to the Outer Banks.

At the Charlotte train station on Dec. 11, Seiko, the bomb-sniffing dog, snuffled down a line of about 100 passengers waiting to board an eastbound train. Many were heading home after watching the Charlotte Panthers NFL team lose to the Atlanta Falcons after holding a 16-point lead.

No one seemed especially perturbed by the TSA team.

"It's probably overkill," said Karen Stone, 26, after a behavior-detection officer asked her about the Panthers game and her trip home to Raleigh.

"It's cool," said Marcus Baldwin, 21, who was heading home to Mebane, near Burlington, where he waits tables to help pay for computer technology classes. "They're doing what our tax money is paying them to do."

"I'm mostly curious," said Barbara Spencer, 75, who was heading home to Chapel Hill after watching her grandson perform in a Christmas play. She asked the officers whether a terrorist threat had required the extra security. No, they replied.

Vetter, the lawyer, had attended the game with his son, Noah. They jogged for the train after Seiko had finished his sniff, but Vetter had bigger worries on his mind. "The Panthers blew it," he said.

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Take Shelter (2011)

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810199428/details
I just learned about this on the JR Moore show from this morning..Thanks to one of his callers..
NOT ONLY do the producers of the movie 'Knowing' trying to subtlety warn humanity of Cataclysmic Solar Blasting, but so are the producers of this film, released 3 months ago !!!!! The Movie "The Book of Eli' may have "twisted" it somewhat, but the dire warning of SOLAR STORMS may have also been depicted on that film...
SHELDON

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CMEs TARGET EARTH, MARS: The odds of a geomagnetic storm on Dec. 28th are improving with the launch of two CMEs toward Earth in less than 24 hours. NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft photographed this one on Dec. 26th:

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According to a forecast track prepared by analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab, the cloud should squarely strike Earth's magnetic field on Dec. 28th at 20:22 UT (+/- 7 hours). Another CME could deliver a glancing blow a few hours earlier on the same date. The double impact is expected to spark mild-to-moderate geomagnetic storms at high latitudes. Aurora alerts: text, voice.

Mars is also in the line of fire. The first of the two CMEs is squarely directed toward the Red Planet--estimated time of arrival: Dec. 30th at 1800 UT. Using onboard radiation sensors, NASA's Curiosity rover might be able to sense the CME when it passes the rover's spacecraft en route to Mars.

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Middle East
Iran begins naval drills in Strait of Hormuz
Tehran's latest display of military power will bring it into close proximity of US warships in strategic oil route.
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Iran plans to practice its use of submarines, surface-to-sea missile systems, torpedoes and drones

Iran's navy has started a 10-day drill in international waters near the strategic oil route that passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

The exercises, dubbed "Velayat 90", could bring Iranian ships into proximity with United States Navy vessels in the area. "Velayat" is a Persian word for "supremacy" and it is currently used as a title of deference for the Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The war games cover a 2,000km stretch of sea off the Strait of Hormuz, northern parts of the Indian Ocean and into the Gulf of Aden, near the entrance to the Red Sea, state television reported.

The drill will be Iran's latest show of strength in the face of mounting international criticism over its controversial nuclear programme, which the West fears is aimed at developing atomic weapons. Tehran denies those charges, insisting the program is for peaceful purposes only.

Adm Habibollah Sayyari, the navy chief, said Iran is holding the drill to show off its prowess and defense capabilities.

"To show off its might, the navy needs to be present in international waters. It's necessary to demonstrate the navy's defense capabilities," state TV quoted Sayyari as saying.

Sayyari said submarines, surface-to-sea missile systems, missile-launching vessels, torpedoes and drones will be employed in the maneuvers.

Strategic waterway

The Strait of Hormuz is of strategic significance as the passageway for about a third of the world's oil tanker traffic. Beyond it lie vast bodies of water, including the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

The US Navy's Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet is also active in the area, as are warships of several other countries that patrol for pirates there.

Iran regularly holds war games and has also been active in fighting piracy. Both the US and Israel have not ruled out a military option against Iran over its nuclear program.

Iranian hard-liners have come out with occasional threats that Tehran would seal off the key waterway if the US or Israel moved against the country's nuclear facilities.

Iranian authorities have given no indication the strait will be closed during the exercise, and it has not been shut during previous drills.

The US, Britain and Canada announced new measures against Iran's energy and financial sectors last month and the European Union is considering a ban, already in place in the US, on imports of Iranian oil.

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GUEST: Ed Douglas, PlanetxTownHall.com
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 5 PM PST / 8 PM EST Chat Room + Call In YowRadio.com
For the last decade, those interested in the topics of 2012 and Planet X had the time to dabble at their leisure.  This time is gone, and the new reality is simple. Do you want to survive?
Until now, people have often seen this topic in the blue pill / red pill sense.  Therefore, the sad reality is that most are still going to dabble and debate, even in 2012, when they should be preparing and planning.
That's why Marshall Masters started Yowusa.com in December 1999 for the benefit of those who are prepared to live.
His Planet X research began in December 2001 and resulted in his first Planet X article, Did Planet X / Nibiru Kill The Dinosaurs? in January 12, 2002.
In this interview, Marshall and Ed Douglas of PlanetxTownHall.com, reflect back on their years of research and discuss their views on the Comet Elenin story, Nancy Lieder's Zetatalk.com web site, plus much more.
http://yowradio.com/?p=551
Related Video: BEAT THE ELITES: Virtual Consciousness Swarming and Remote Viewing http://youtu.be/2vrAWTCO0ls

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Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 10:30 PM
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The webcast show, Surrounded  by Idiots will be making a major announcement on Tuesday, December 27, 2011  at 7:00 PM, Eastern, 4:00 PM PST.
Description: This release will not  include any specific information regarding the announcement due to expected  interference. The information will require science reporting based media  representatives to fully engage in any discussions.
SALINE, MICHIGAN  12-25-11 – This broadcast will feature an interview between our host William Xam  and our science producer, Boris Artemenko concerning information from a variety  of members of the international scientific community. This is not, repeat not be  a press conference although questions will be answered.
Recordings will  be available immediately after the broadcast.
Please be advised that only  on topic discussion will be tolerated during this broadcast. All others will be  removed from our show chat.
Boris Artemenko, "I have come to the  conclusion that we should not try to convince anybody of anything but lead them  towards self-searching both intellectually and emotionally regarding this  information."
The show will be broadcast at the following web  address:
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Inquiries may be made to  1-734-945-1547.
Media organizations will be advised to contact their  Detroit affiliates for acquiring interviews.
Our goal is to spread this  information as rapidly as possible to prevent interference as well as the  physical dangers inherent in this type of announcement.
Media  representatives are advised to keep that thought in mind when making inquiries  and submitting questions. We will not allow the physical safety of our staff,  guests or any members or the research community involved to be compromised  through the release of unauthorized information.
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My wish for the Year of 2012

My wish for the world for the Year 2012

May YAHWEH/ Jehovah/ Our Creator's WILL be done on the Earth as it is in Heaven

May His Kingdom COME and cleanse the filth from the face of the earth

May his MERCY be on all who love Him and do his will

Much Love to ALL

 

 

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An email I received  from  Duane Richtsmeier of TheKolbrinPlanet-XNibiruGroup


Very  troubling especially  when  coupled  with  Alex Jones' latest video.  The  time is now  folks,the conspiracy  theories are  coming  to pass one  by  one.  While America  sits  by as independent observers!

Now  tell me  side  from marching  and  protesting what  can  be  done to convey they disgust  we  feel  with this road  that we  are  being  led  down?  What in  your  opinion  can be  done to  make them  understand  that  there  are  those  of us who  will not  ,  who cannot lay  down and  allow  this to happen?

I am  all open  to action,  but  what  kind  of  action  can  we  take?  Because the only  thing  I  see  is action like  that  which  sparked the  Arab Spring.  Does a  person  have  to  stand  up in the  middle  of  a prominent  square  and  set  themselves  on  fire  for  people  to take notice that something is  horribly  wrong?

Or  will that  also be  an  exercise in  futility  because  Americans  are  too far  gone  to care  or  even notice?

I say tht  because  I  see the people  around  me  who  know  absolutely  nothing o  what is  going  on around  them.  Yet when one tries to speak  with htem  and  explain all the  things  that  are  happening.  they  do not  ant  to  hear it  because it  upsets  their  little  fantasy  that  life  continues  as  usual  and  all is  well.  This is  a  situation that is  extremely disturbing to me  as  I  watch all the  zombies and  very  few  of the  awakened.

  What  do  we  do ?  Any  \ideas  any  suggestions?  And  please no rhetoric about what  should have been  done and undercover  commando actions  unless  you are  going  to  tell us  how  and  willing to give  specifics.  I am  tired  of  the  sanctimonious  telling  others  what  they must  do  but  unwilling  to give  details or take the  forefront .  Simply  limiting  themselves  to  judge  those  that  have  done  nothing   or  are  at a  loss  as  to how to  proceed.  I  want  honest  observations  and determination. Perhaps this is an  exercise in  futility and  w  will all  sit  back  waiting  or the  brave  soul  that  sets  themselves  alight.  We  will  see we  will continue  to  hope  against  hope from our chairs  watching  as  we  rage  against the  machine  ,  but  do  little  else. 

I am willing  and  I  am  ready ,  but  I   must  confess I  need  direction  as  this is not  anything  I  have  done  nor  am  familiar  with.  I am  troubled  and  I  am  angry,  however , none of that  is  o  use  if there is  no  direction  for  that  energy  and  emotion.  I sit here and  shed  tears  of  frustration.  What  will we  do ?  What  will  you  do ?

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December 22, 2011

Upon Release of Martial Law Documents, The Plan For America's Destruction Becomes Apparent

The top news story of 2011 is not the assassination of Osama Bin Laden (a CIA psyop), but the advancement of the Martial Law agenda in America under the public radar.

On Wednesday, December 21, Infowars.com published a brand new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) document dated November 18, 2011, that "that show military involvement in a FEMA-led takeover within the United States under partially-classified Continuity of Government (COG) plans," and designate "the American people as ‘enemies’ under a live military tracking system known as Blue Force Situational Awareness (BFSA)."

The FEMA document, appearing under the headline "National Continuity Programs (NCP) Program and Mission Support Services (PAMSS)," ask contractors to assist FEMA in national emergencies. But don't let the bureaucratic language fool you. This is really a Martial Law document. FEMA is not interested in emergency preparedness, but in establishing a military dictatorship in the United States.

Ordinary Americans are classified as the enemy in this FEMA document, and similar Martial Law documents, such as this one from Halliburton/KBR that Infowars.com published on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. The militaristic language that appears in these Martial Law documents, and in the draconian NDAA bill that the treacherous Congress passed last week, suggests that the hijacked U.S. government desires that there be insurgents and domestic terrorists in the United States.

The traitors in Washington need enemies, both foreign and domestic, in order for the politically and morally bankrupt National Security State to remain relevant and powerful in American society. This is a militarist and secret system that is led by the most evil personalities in the 21st century who create fake enemies (Al-Qaeda) and stage false flag terrorist attacks (9/11) just to remain in power. The word restraint does not exist in their vocabulary.

The day will come when the traitors in Washington, led by President Obama, will issue orders to the military and police to fire on Americans and enforce Martial Law. At that point, even the most blind and ignorant people will probably come to the obvious conclusion that it is not Al-Qaeda who desires the destruction of America, but the hijacked and treasonous U.S. government.

Much like in Iraq and other occupied countries, the hijacked U.S. government is reaching out to private contractors like KBR to help the U.S. military and Homeland Security implement Martial Law.

Government thugs and private contractors will be used to control the population in critical areas of the country after the coming economic collapse, as well as to contain and eliminate domestic threats, meaning any American citizen who does not want a hijacked military and blood-soaked mercenaries occupying America.

The idea that America will come under military occupation sounds foreign, but it shouldn't, because the dark road that was taken by the murderous thieves in Washington after 9/11 would eventually lead to such a crisis.

What is written down in FEMA papers and similar Martial Law documents must be put into a larger political and historical context. America's political system did not suddenly transform into a tyrannical beast overnight.

The rise of the shadow state, and its evil twin brother, the police state, has been decades in the making. The culture of the police has been so dramatically altered during this time that for many brainwashed police officers the implementation of Martial Law is a natural and necessary response to emergencies and crises.

After three decades of a traumatic war on drugs, military rhetoric comes naturally to hardened police officers, who don't see themselves as protectors of the law and the public but as warriors of the state fighting terrorists, criminals, protesters, and drug dealers.

All of these threats, by the way, are invented and exaggerated. If the war on drugs and the war on terror are ended, the warriors of the state will be forced to redefine their identity and occupation because without endless wars to be fought and without enemies to be killed then there is no use for a warrior class.

And society doesn't really need a warrior class. Our common interests and our democratic values are not threatened by "terrorists," but by an international oligarchy. Police officers and military men need to grasp this reality. And they also need to realize that by blindly accepting a state of war, and viewing the American population as the enemy, they - the warriors of the state - become the real enemies of the public and the rule of law. But the biggest enemies are the philosophical masters who stand above the brainwashed warriors and define their goals as noble and heroic, but direct their will towards evil ends.

If the facts were known, Martial Law in America, and North America, would be defeated before it is even implemented. A military dictatorship won't last for long if enough people speak up and fight back. We have the numbers, the truth, and the bravery to reclaim freedom for future generations to live happily and prosper in this new century. The traitors and terrorists in Washington are not on the right side of history. They are cowards to be defeated, not giants to be feared.

And the truth is they are scared and ashamed, that's why they do everything in secret. The shameful FEMA document was posted on a government website called FBO.gov, but was immediately taken down after radio host Alex Jones alerted his listeners to the existence of the document and discussed its broader significance. This shows that the hijacked U.S. government is controlled by very frightened and pathetic people who know they are crossing a red line by quietly setting up a military dictatorship in America.

Aaron Dykes explained why the government's censorship of the document is unwarranted in his article, "Government censors document revealing plans to wage war on Americans":
"The government-linked document we posted was marked ‘Source Selection Sensitive’ but not considered classified. Further, it was listed publicly on a government website that was soliciting bids for government contracts. However, despite its public classification, it contains information that clearly is NOT intended to gain wide publicity."
This document does not tell us anything new. We've known for years that there is a conspiracy to destroy America and other Western nations through an engineered economic collapse and a false global war of terror that has been used to legitimize the destruction of basic human rights in the West.

Some facts can no longer be denied and dismissed. It is not a theory that is America is being destroyed by the traitors and terrorists in Washington. It is reality. It is self-evident.

Fortunately, the hijacked U.S. government has no public credibility. Its systematic policy of deceit and fraud, its destruction of the Constitution, and its illegal implementation of Martial Law will backfire severely.

American law professor and lawyer Jonathan Turley said on C-SPAN on December 19, 2011 that most Americans do not fear any foreign threats like Al-Qaeda, but their own unresponsive and out-of-control government:
"We've had three polls in the last year and they all show the same thing. The American people say that they are more afraid of the government than they are outside forces like terrorists. So there's this disconnect. The majority of Americans are actually very concerned about the loss of rights, but Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, can't move harder against privacy. And this is part of the cynical calculation. I think that President Obama made this calculation early on and decided that no one would be to the right of him on terrorism and national security, and he has taken the Democratic party with him on that.

So you have this remarkable disconnect, where the majority of citizens are going, 'We're really concerned about this. We are fearful of our own government,' and yet it's just not translating on the hill."
In the near future, Washington may not even exist. The wild wolves of the new world order in the shadow CIA, and their partners in crime in the shadow Mossad, could burn down Washington D.C. in a false flag attack and relocate in Denver, Colorado.

They have already turned the heart of New York City into a pit of ashes, so what's stopping them from doing the same to the heart of the capital in the heart of the present global order, Washington D.C?

These psychopathic maniacs are capable of carrying out the greatest acts of evil and destruction in human history. Loss of life on an epic scale means nothing to them. They desire mass death and mass destruction.

In their eyes, they believe they must destroy the basic foundations of America, from the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to the grand architecture of Washington D.C., before they can move on and establish their fascist global dictatorship upon the ruins of the old age.

If such a dark and scary scenario unfolds, if Washington is destroyed by the lawless power elite, then Colorado will become America's green zone, out of which America's shadow terrorist state will wage war against a politically awakened and rebellious population.
Posted by Saman Mohammadi at 10:31 PM

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A Bottomless Pit of Evil: Alex Jones Friday Editon 1/3

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A Bottomless Pit of Evil: Alex Jones Friday Editon 2/3

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Alex's Emotional Breakdown!


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Louisiana State Officials Call For Troops On Streets

December 22, 2011

Lawmakers in Louisiana are calling for National Guard troops to patrol the streets of New Orleans after a toddler was killed in a drive-by shooting. The last time troops were involved in domestic law enforcement in the state, they were used to confiscate legally owned firearms in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

 

 

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