Department of Homeland Security is not only prepared to enforce the enhanced security procedures at airports, but is involved in gatheringintelligence about those who don't
DHS & TSA: Making a list, checking it twice
By Doug Hagmann Tuesday, November 23, 2010Following the publication of my article titled “Gate Rape of America,” I was contacted by a source within the DHS who is troubled by theterminology and content of an internal memo reportedly issued yesterdayat the hand of DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. Indeed, both theterminology and content contained in the document are troubling. Thedissemination of the document itself is restricted by virtue of itsclassification, which prohibits any manner of public release. While thedocument cannot be posted or published, the more salient points arerevealed here.
The memo, which actually takes the form of an administrative directive, appears to be the product ofundated but recent high level meetings between Napolitano, John Pistole,head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA),and one ormore of Obama’s national security advisors. This document officiallyaddresses those who are opposed to, or engaged in the disruption of theimplementation of the enhanced airport screening procedures as “domesticextremists.”
The introductory paragraph of the multi-page document states that it is issued “in response to the growing public backlash against enhancedTSA security screening procedures and the agents conducting thescreening process.” Implicit within the same section is that therecently enhanced security screening procedures implemented at U.S.airports, and the measures to be taken in response to the negative public backlash as detailed [in this directive], have the full support of the President. Inother words, Obama not only endorses the enhanced security screening,but the measures outlined in this directive to be taken in response topublic objections.
The terminology contained within the reported memo is indeed troubling. It labels any person who “interferes” with TSA airportsecurity screening procedure protocol and operations by activelyobjecting to the established screening process, “including but notlimited to the anticipated national opt-out day” as a “domesticextremist.” The label is then broadened to include “any person, group or alternative media source”that actively objects to, causes others to object to, supports and/orelicits support for anyone who engages in such travel disruptions atU.S. airports in response to the enhanced security procedures.
For individuals who engaged in such activity at screening points, it instructs TSA operations to obtain the identities of those individualsand other applicable information and submit the same electronically tothe Homeland Environment Threat Analysis Division, the Extremism andRadicalization branch of the Office of Intelligence & Analysis (IA) division of the Department of Homeland Security.
For “any person, group or domestic alternative media source” that actively objects to, causes others to object to, supports and/orelicits support for anyone who engages in such travel “disruptions” atU.S. airports (as defined above) in response to the enhanced securityprocedures, the [applicable DHS administrative branch] is instructed toidentify and collect information about the persons or entities, andsubmit such information in the manner outlined [within this directive].
It would appear that the Department of Homeland Security is not only prepared to enforce the enhanced security procedures at airports, but isinvolved in gathering intelligence about those who don’t. They’remaking a list and most certainly will be checking it twice. Meanwhile,legitimate threats to our air travel security (and they DO exist) seemto be taking a back seat to the larger threat of the multitude ofnon-criminal American citizens who object to having their Constitutionalrights violated.
As I have written before, it has nothing to do with security and everything to do with control.
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Douglas Hagmann, founder & director of the Northeast Intelligence Network,and a multi-state licensed private investigative agency. Doug beganusing his investigative skills and training to fight terrorism andincrease public awareness through his website.
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