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Janet Napolitano upgrading Saudis into 'trusted traveler' program
American Thinker ^ | 03/21/2013 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 03/21/2013 8:42:16 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who famously declared "The system worked" after an underwear bomber was able to partially detonate his weapon aboard a jumbo jet bound for Detroit, has completed her divorce proceedings from reality.

The New York Post reports:

"Saudi Arabia, which gave us 15 of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers, will soon get the coveted "trusted traveler" status from the Department of Homeland Security.

Saudi travelers who are cleared through the program could bypass normal customs lines after showing their passports and providing fingerprints.

Only a few other countries - Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands and South Korea - have been granted the same status, which is designed to ease entry into the United States for low-risk airline passengers."

The decision was made in January after a meeting in Washington between Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Saudi Arabian Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, but gained little attention, Fox News reported.

According to the Investigative Project on Terrorism, in 2010, Saudi Arabia was among 14 countries whose citizens were subject to extra screening, because of its record as a breeding ground for terrorists. There have been absolutely no reports of Saudi Arabia changing its school curricula, which foster hatred of Jews and infidels in general, nor have there been any signs of any change in the role of extremist ideology in shaping the Saudi public.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aliens; bigsis; dhs; homelandsecurity; napolitano; saudi; saudiarabia; saudis; sauditravelers; terrorism; trustedtravelers; wot
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1 posted on 03/21/2013 8:42:16 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

The policy is consistent with preventing passengers from carrying swiss army knives and then giving the passengers metal knives and forks. The 9-11 hijackers sat in first class.


2 posted on 03/21/2013 8:44:41 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: SeekAndFind
THIS is INSANITY!! THIS MUST BE STOPPED!!!

ARe the DEMOCRATS TRYING TO GET US ALL KILLED?????

3 posted on 03/21/2013 8:44:49 AM PDT by Ann Archy
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To: SeekAndFind

The saudis gave us 9-11 so let them go and strip search granny!


4 posted on 03/21/2013 8:45:08 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: Ann Archy

It is purposeful and intentional.... obamacide at work.

It is about the total and absolute destruction of America via a marxo muslim ghazi in OUR White House..


5 posted on 03/21/2013 8:48:42 AM PDT by himno hero (hadnuff)
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To: Ann Archy

How many American children to UBL want to kill? Was it a million?


6 posted on 03/21/2013 8:48:59 AM PDT by Gene Eric (The Palin Doctrine.)
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To: himno hero

There is NO other answer....OMG!!


7 posted on 03/21/2013 8:49:20 AM PDT by Ann Archy
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To: SeekAndFind

Stupid dyke.


8 posted on 03/21/2013 8:51:06 AM PDT by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: Ann Archy

YEP


9 posted on 03/21/2013 8:52:59 AM PDT by DooDahhhh
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To: Ann Archy

Yes.


10 posted on 03/21/2013 8:54:52 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: SeekAndFind
I think this is short-sighted, but it's not as bad as some people believe. The US Customs "trusted traveler" program is different from the TSA "trusted traveler" program.

US Customs just allows you to bypass the line to meet with a customs official when you enter the US. You put your passport in an ATM-like machine and get a specially-marked receipt if you are cleared. If a foreign national is willing to go through the paperwork to get approved, I don't think skipping the cursory meeting with a customs official is a big threat.

However, I will admit that I think it's going to be difficult to perform a reliable background check in some countries -- like Saudi Arabia. I'd rather limit this to Western democracies in Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Japan, etc.

The TSA's trusted traveler program is the one that allows you to use the PreCheck line: you don't have to take off your shoes, unpack your laptop, etc. You still go through a traditional metal detector.

If you are a US citizen and are a member of Global Entry (the US Customs trusted traveler programs), you are also eligible for PreCheck. Separately, the airlines are inviting non-citizen US residents to use PreCheck, if they fly frequently.

However, I don't believe people that are neither US citizens or US residents are eligible for PreCheck. So, there is no security loophole there.

11 posted on 03/21/2013 8:55:53 AM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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To: beethovenfan

The Bush Administration was just as beholden to our Saudi masters as the Obama Administration.


12 posted on 03/21/2013 8:57:08 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

You got dat right, gator.


13 posted on 03/21/2013 9:01:49 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: dfwgator

And on another thread, it couldn’t be Saudi’s that murdered that Colorado prison official could it.

Move on, nothing to see here.


14 posted on 03/21/2013 9:02:23 AM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: George from New England

Saudi Arabia - Keeping their friends close, and their enemies even closer for over 80 years.


15 posted on 03/21/2013 9:04:06 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SeekAndFind

The US government is returning us to the conditions that existed on September 10, 2011.

WHY?

1 - Special rules for Saudis to bypass TSA searches for items banned on aircraft.

2 - Allow knives to be brought onboard aircraft.

What could possibly go wrong?

Is Napolitano trying to create another hijacking to justify more tyranny against Americans?

Are they trying to create another hijacking to justify a declaration of martial law before the 2016 presidential election?

Is this a part of a plan to create conditions used to justify gun confiscation and expansion of the police state?

Is this part of a plan to justify Obama’s Domestic Security Force and give them increased power to restrict our freedoms?


16 posted on 03/21/2013 9:18:05 AM PDT by Iron Munro (I miss America, don't you?)
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To: SeekAndFind

No Muslim can ever be a “trusted traveler”. Their embrace of taqiyya and martyrdom prevents it.


17 posted on 03/21/2013 9:22:59 AM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: Iron Munro

The US government is returning us to the conditions that existed on September 10, 2011.

WHY?

1 - Special rules for Saudis to bypass TSA searches for items banned on aircraft.

2 - Allow knives to be brought onboard aircraft.

What could possibly go wrong?

Is Napolitano trying to create another hijacking to justify more tyranny against Americans?

Are they trying to create another hijacking to justify a declaration of martial law before the 2016 presidential election?

Is this a part of a plan to create conditions used to justify gun confiscation and expansion of the police state?

Is this part of a plan to justify Obama’s Domestic Security Force and give them increased power to restrict our freedoms?

YOU HAVE JUST NAILED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WATCH YOUR BACK CAUSE YOU MAY GET A VISIT FROM JANET....


18 posted on 03/21/2013 9:37:50 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: a fool in paradise

http://kdvr.com/2013/03/20/source-clements-murder-investigation-will-look-at-saudi-prisoner-connection/


19 posted on 03/21/2013 9:55:21 AM PDT by opentalk
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To: SeekAndFind

while at the same time they humiliate a Marine who lost both his legs in combat by making him remove his prothesis in public

FUBAR


20 posted on 03/21/2013 10:02:31 AM PDT by rdcbn
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