Documents Reveal TSA Plan To Body-Scan Pedestrians, Train Passengers

Forbes ^ | March 2, 2011 | Andy Greenberg

[CedarDave]

Giving Transportation Security Administration agents a peek under your clothes may soon be a practice that goes well beyond airport checkpoints. Newly uncovered documents show that as early as 2006, the Department of Homeland Security has been planning pilot programs to deploy mobile scanning units that can be set up at public events and in train stations, along with mobile x-ray vans capable of scanning pedestrians on city streets.

The non-profit Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) on Wednesday published documents it obtained from the Department of Homeland Security showing that from 2006 to 2008 the agency planned a study of new anti-terrorism technologies that EPIC believes raise serious privacy concerns. The projects range from what the DHS describes as “a walk through x-ray screening system that could be deployed at entrances to special events or other points of interest” to “covert inspection of moving subjects” employing the same backscatter imaging technology currently used in American airports.

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EPIC’s McCall says that [proposed] safeguards are irrelevant: If scanners are deployed in public settings, it doesn’t matter if they show full naked images or merely the objects in a user’s pockets. “When you’re out walking on the street, it’s not acceptable for an officer to come up and search your bag without probable cause or consent.,” she says. “This is the digital equivalent.”

[Quix]

I prefer to think you’re right.

You’d certainly have tons of folks agreeing with you.

However, it seems to me that over history, stranger things have happened.

And this is the era when THE BIBLE says that it will be worse than ever has been and worse than ever will be again in the future of the world.

I don’t think it’s a big thing for God to play with the crust of the earth . . . nor for HIM to allow evil forces to do so.

[Alamo-Girl]

How precious! Thank you so much for the penguin link!

[Quix]

Actually, the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is roughly the same elevation as Flagstaff.

The Grand Canyon Village is in the neighborhood of 6,800+ and other areas along the South Rim can range up to around 7,000 feet. IIRC, the North Rim may be a bit higher.

Topo maps are available here:

http://www.pickatrail.com/sun/g/america/topo_map/grand_canyon_national_park/map.html

The “Navy Map” does not bother with what may end up to be islands in such seas.

I’ve seen several prophetic sources assert that the Grand Canyon will be destroyed.

Certainly we can expect major quakes in the END TIMES.

And, it is likely there will be some major earth areas sinking and some rising. Scripture speaks of every island being moved and every mountain moved. And it sounds like there’ll be at least one major quake felt in devastating terms all around the planet.

I just want to be constatnly ready to meet and go with my Lord Jesus The Christ—King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

[grey_whiskers]

And, it is likely there will be some major earth areas sinking and some rising. Scripture speaks of every island being moved and every mountain moved. And it sounds like there’ll be at least one major quake felt in devastating terms all around the planet.

Never made that connection...hmm.

g_w

[Quix]

We see through a glass darkly . . .

Yet, . . . sometimes . . . SOMEtimes

God seems to use virtually every channel possible to warn even sinners, pagans . . . of coming doom.

Nevertheless only HIS WORD

and HIS AUTHENTIC refined, purified, humble prophets are reliable.

imho