Control and Money if you resist you could face investigation and huge fines and seems insiders are making money on those machines.
TSA to investigate body scan resister
He said the investigation could lead to prosecution and civil penalties of up to $11,000.
In full http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/nov/15/tsa-probe-scan-resistor/
There is already plenty of security at the airport, but now we are going to spend up to $300 million to install 1,000 scanners.
This is much more about money than it is about security.
The former Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, represents Rapiscan, the company which is selling these scanners to his former department.
Far too many federal contracts are sweetheart, insider deals.
Companies hire former high ranking federal officials, and then magically, those companies get hugely profitable federal contracts.
In full
http://duncan.house.gov/2010/11/duncan-blasts-tsa-pat-downs-body-scanners.shtml
Important info. Thanks.
I am starting a separate file on Scanner-gate, just to keep the whole story in one place. Let me know if you see any trails to Obamsky.
http://www.nachumlist.com/scannergate.htm
Interesting name. I wonder why it wasn't "RapidScan?" You know, because it's quick and convenient? Maybe "Rape-a-scan" was too obvious about the true purpose of these machines.