[swarthyguy]

Employees....!

Situation much worse if even longterm employees are considered critical threats and worthy of suspicion.

The counterterrorism folks must be very unsure about the trustworthiness of even long term residents and certain citizens of the USA when such a sweeping, across the board warning is sent to employers.

Sounds to me the threat is huge. And in our midst.

Watch out for all the flower and chocolate delivery guys today, eh?

Notice the story is on page A34. I think it's more deserving of a prominent placement.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Critical industries and key infrastructure should take steps to guard against potential terrorist attacks, including checking for possible infiltrators among employees, according to a new government warning.

I am confused. The only way employers can "check for possible infiltrators among employees" is by using some form of profiling, but if they use profiling of any kind they will be sued.

How exactly can this be complied with?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Sounds to me the threat is huge. And in our midst.

That's why the TSA has all those screeners at every airport in the country.

As soon as the first firecracker goes off in a shopping mall they will be able to deploy them to every mall in the entire country.

Within a few months the welfare rolls will be empty because all the high school dropouts will have full employment as minimum-wage Gestapo, and you will have to undergo a strip-search to enter a Starbuck's.

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7-Eleven, take note...

[happygrl]

It seems to me that many of these companies/industries should build in a balance of checks for their procedures. The threat to our country can come from people with names like Walker, Hansen and Ames. Sabotogue can occur for various reasons, including revenge.

Thorough security in sensitive sectors should be implemented for reasons in addition to the threat from terrorism.