Posted on 06/11/2002 4:42:50 PM PDT by TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!
WASHINGTON (AP) - Companies that teach pilots to fly large aircraft would need permission from Attorney General John Ashcroft to instruct a noncitizen under rules proposed Tuesday by the Justice Department.
Congress has mandated that noncitizens be screened by the attorney general in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Public comment on the new rules will be accepted for 30 days before they are enforced.
"Carefully screening individuals who come to the United States to learn to fly large aircraft is a safeguard needed to prevent future acts of terrorism," Ashcroft said in a statement. "The screening system, when fully implemented, will enhance air safety by denying would-be terrorists the keys to the cockpit."
Immediately after Sept. 11, the Justice Department stopped all training of noncitizens. The screening rules, which apply to training for aircraft over 12,500 pounds, must be in place before most training can be resumed.
Ashcroft has directed the Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force to conduct the investigation of immigrants seeking flight training in the United States.
The task force has developed an Internet application for noncitizens that must be accompanied by fingerprints and a criminal records check.
The Justice Department has 45 days after receiving an application to determine whether a noncitizen would pose a risk.
The government is making an exception for noncitizen pilots who receive training to keep their licenses current. They may use an expedited processing system, now under way, that requires sending minimal identification to the Justice Department. In many cases, the expedited processing is expected to take less than a week.
Before the expedited system, noncitizen pilots could apply to the Justice Department for advance permission, largely based on prior records.
AP-ES-06-11-02 1759EDT
This story can be found at : http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA7GLMBC2D.html
A day and a dollar short.
They should have been screened always by the proper gov agencies. Are they not subordinate/competent enough, is that why the Attorney General himself will be doing this. If all fed agencies were run properly without the Clinton corruption added there would be no need for such micro-management. Will Ashcroft and Bruce Willis and Superman be flying on each and every plane, as well?
Please tell me this is not the new fed agency.
Our country is like SNL in reality.
This just in....
The F.T.T.T.T is not in communication with the FBI,CIA,NIS,NSG, so Osama Bin Laden was spotted at a Texas rodeo by a citizen. We did not know he was there.Now we do.
Dear Mr Attorney General:
Mohhamed Osama Bin Kabib Habib Omar Laden has inquired about flying a 747 aircraft with special instruction on how to fly down at a 45 degree angle towards large buildings. He asked for flight maps of US government places and said he hates our country.
Sir, he gave me $500,000 cash a bought a 747- clear with cash. He also just turned over all of his 7-11's to his brother.
He is on his way via 747 with the special permission form in person (as you ordered ) and he has no other mode of transportation- he sold his Yugo and Gremlin vehicles) for you to witness and sign before he graduates and moves on to Concorde flying.
Sincerly,
Joe Flyerman
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