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Napolitano May Exempt Muslims From Airport Pat-Downs
As the U.S. government retaliates against an American for refusing to allow airport security to grope his genitals, the nation’s Homeland Security secretary considers waving the intrusive “pat-downs” for Muslim women who consider them offensive.
The demand came last week from the politically-connected Muslim rights organization that serves as the U.S. front for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. Calling the searches “invasive” and “humiliating,” the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) advises Muslim women wearing religious head covers known as hijabs to reject full-body checks before boarding planes.
Those who are selected for the secondary screenings should remind Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers that they are only supposed to pat down the head and neck and that they should not subject Muslim women to a full-body or partial body pat-down, according to CAIR’s advisory. It further says that, instead of a body search, Muslim women can request to check their own hijab and have officers perform a chemical swipe of their hands.
While Americans are forced to deal with the degrading searches, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is actually considering exempting Muslims as per CAIR’s demands. Madame Secretary confirmed this week that there will be “adjustments” and “more to come” on the issue of Muslim women in hijabs undergoing airport security pat-downs.
In the meantime her agency is targeting a San Diego man who received worldwide media coverage for refusing to let a TSA agent conduct a thorough body search that he felt amounted to a “sexual assault.” Referring to his genitals, the man told the TSA officer; “you touch my junk and I'm going to have you arrested.”
The head of TSA in San Diego called a press conference this week to announce that the agency has launched an investigation into the 31-year-old software programmer who was not allowed to board the plane. The feds plan to prosecute and fine him thousands of dollars for making them look bad. Actually, the official charge is leaving the airport’s security area without permission, which is prohibited to prevent terrorism.
Speaking of, TSA’s lapses over the years have certainly left the country vulnerable to another terrorist attack. The agency in charge of securing the nation’s transportation system has approved background checks for illegal immigrants working in sensitive areas of a busy U.S. airport and has failed miserably to ensure the security of tens of thousands of cargo packages transported daily in the bellies of passenger planes.
Just last week a Massachusetts news station revealed that TSA cleared dozens of illegal immigrants to train as pilots in the U.S., despite “strict security controls” implemented after 9/11. Some of the illegal immigrants provided the station with official TSA documents approving pilot lessons through the agency’s alien flight student program. After the story broke, Homeland Security officials promised to “review the process” for clearing foreign nationals to become licensed pilots.
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In another news story I found this below.
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Female suicide bomber suspected in deadly Moscow airport blast
(NewsCore) - The Moscow airport blast that killed 35 people and wounded more than 100 others possibly involved a female suicide bomber from Russia's predominantly Muslim North Caucasus, Russian news agency RIA Novosti quoted a security source as saying Tuesday.
"The explosion occurred the moment the presumed female suicide bomber opened her bag," the state-run agency quoted the unnamed security official as saying. "The terrorist was accompanied by a man. He was standing beside her and [the blast] tore off his head."
Pope Benedict XVI joined world leaders in condemning the attack Tuesday, describing the suicide bombing as a "grave act of violence."
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev vowed to "liquidate" the militants behind the attack.
"Terrorism remains the main security threat to our state," Medvedev said in televised remarks after observing a moment of silence during which he could be seen choking back tears. "We have to do everything to make sure that the bandits who committed this crime are identified, exposed and brought to court, and the nests of these bandits -- or whatever they may be called -- must be liquidated."
The Russian premier was scheduled to fly to Switzerland for this week's World Economic Forum in Davos but postponed the trip.
Sources told RIA Novosti that the attack bore all the hallmarks of militants from the overwhelmingly Muslim Caucasus region, who were behind a string of attacks in the Russian capital over the last few years.
Earlier reports said one suicide bomber shouted "I’ll kill you all" before the massive blast ripped through the packed arrivals hall at Moscow’s busiest airport.
Shocking CCTV footage of the deadly explosion at Domodedovo Airport at 4:32pm local time Monday was handed over to investigators.
Law enforcement said the bomb had the equivalent power of 11 pounds of TNT and was packed with metal objects to maximize the potential damage. Many victims reportedly had metal fragments embedded in their bodies.
Among the dead was Ukrainian playwright Anna Mashutina, 29, who had arrived in the Russian capital on her way to collect a prize, officials and colleagues said Tuesday.
US President Barack Obama led global condemnation of the bombing, calling it "outrageous" and vowing to stand against those who use terror tactics.
"I strongly condemn this outrageous" act, Obama said, quoted by White House spokesman Robert Gibbs. "Any assistance that the government of Russia needs or wants, we certainly stand ready to help," Gibbs added.
Some reports said that two Britons, Gordon Campbell Cousland and Kirill Budrashov, were among those killed, but the UK's Foreign Office said Cousland was the only confirmed British fatality. It was investigating whether a second British national was also killed.
Cousland, 39, had a baby daughter and was due to be married in April, Sky News reported. He worked as an analyst for London marketing firm CACI, specializing in European retail property research.
“He had tremendous energy and enthusiasm for his clients' projects and will be sadly missed by colleagues, friends and associates alike," said a spokesman for CACI.
No group yet claimed responsibility for Monday's attack, but Russia is battling a Muslim insurgency in the North Caucasus, and previous terror attacks have targeted Moscow.
As the U.S. government retaliates against an American for refusing to allow airport security to grope his genitals, the nation’s Homeland Security secretary considers waving the intrusive “pat-downs” for Muslim women who consider them offensive.
The demand came last week from the politically-connected Muslim rights organization that serves as the U.S. front for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. Calling the searches “invasive” and “humiliating,” the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) advises Muslim women wearing religious head covers known as hijabs to reject full-body checks before boarding planes.
Those who are selected for the secondary screenings should remind Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers that they are only supposed to pat down the head and neck and that they should not subject Muslim women to a full-body or partial body pat-down, according to CAIR’s advisory. It further says that, instead of a body search, Muslim women can request to check their own hijab and have officers perform a chemical swipe of their hands.
While Americans are forced to deal with the degrading searches, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is actually considering exempting Muslims as per CAIR’s demands. Madame Secretary confirmed this week that there will be “adjustments” and “more to come” on the issue of Muslim women in hijabs undergoing airport security pat-downs.
In the meantime her agency is targeting a San Diego man who received worldwide media coverage for refusing to let a TSA agent conduct a thorough body search that he felt amounted to a “sexual assault.” Referring to his genitals, the man told the TSA officer; “you touch my junk and I'm going to have you arrested.”
The head of TSA in San Diego called a press conference this week to announce that the agency has launched an investigation into the 31-year-old software programmer who was not allowed to board the plane. The feds plan to prosecute and fine him thousands of dollars for making them look bad. Actually, the official charge is leaving the airport’s security area without permission, which is prohibited to prevent terrorism.
Speaking of, TSA’s lapses over the years have certainly left the country vulnerable to another terrorist attack. The agency in charge of securing the nation’s transportation system has approved background checks for illegal immigrants working in sensitive areas of a busy U.S. airport and has failed miserably to ensure the security of tens of thousands of cargo packages transported daily in the bellies of passenger planes.
Just last week a Massachusetts news station revealed that TSA cleared dozens of illegal immigrants to train as pilots in the U.S., despite “strict security controls” implemented after 9/11. Some of the illegal immigrants provided the station with official TSA documents approving pilot lessons through the agency’s alien flight student program. After the story broke, Homeland Security officials promised to “review the process” for clearing foreign nationals to become licensed pilots.
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In another news story I found this below.
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Female suicide bomber suspected in deadly Moscow airport blast
(NewsCore) - The Moscow airport blast that killed 35 people and wounded more than 100 others possibly involved a female suicide bomber from Russia's predominantly Muslim North Caucasus, Russian news agency RIA Novosti quoted a security source as saying Tuesday.
"The explosion occurred the moment the presumed female suicide bomber opened her bag," the state-run agency quoted the unnamed security official as saying. "The terrorist was accompanied by a man. He was standing beside her and [the blast] tore off his head."
Pope Benedict XVI joined world leaders in condemning the attack Tuesday, describing the suicide bombing as a "grave act of violence."
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev vowed to "liquidate" the militants behind the attack.
"Terrorism remains the main security threat to our state," Medvedev said in televised remarks after observing a moment of silence during which he could be seen choking back tears. "We have to do everything to make sure that the bandits who committed this crime are identified, exposed and brought to court, and the nests of these bandits -- or whatever they may be called -- must be liquidated."
The Russian premier was scheduled to fly to Switzerland for this week's World Economic Forum in Davos but postponed the trip.
Sources told RIA Novosti that the attack bore all the hallmarks of militants from the overwhelmingly Muslim Caucasus region, who were behind a string of attacks in the Russian capital over the last few years.
Earlier reports said one suicide bomber shouted "I’ll kill you all" before the massive blast ripped through the packed arrivals hall at Moscow’s busiest airport.
Shocking CCTV footage of the deadly explosion at Domodedovo Airport at 4:32pm local time Monday was handed over to investigators.
Law enforcement said the bomb had the equivalent power of 11 pounds of TNT and was packed with metal objects to maximize the potential damage. Many victims reportedly had metal fragments embedded in their bodies.
Among the dead was Ukrainian playwright Anna Mashutina, 29, who had arrived in the Russian capital on her way to collect a prize, officials and colleagues said Tuesday.
US President Barack Obama led global condemnation of the bombing, calling it "outrageous" and vowing to stand against those who use terror tactics.
"I strongly condemn this outrageous" act, Obama said, quoted by White House spokesman Robert Gibbs. "Any assistance that the government of Russia needs or wants, we certainly stand ready to help," Gibbs added.
Some reports said that two Britons, Gordon Campbell Cousland and Kirill Budrashov, were among those killed, but the UK's Foreign Office said Cousland was the only confirmed British fatality. It was investigating whether a second British national was also killed.
Cousland, 39, had a baby daughter and was due to be married in April, Sky News reported. He worked as an analyst for London marketing firm CACI, specializing in European retail property research.
“He had tremendous energy and enthusiasm for his clients' projects and will be sadly missed by colleagues, friends and associates alike," said a spokesman for CACI.
No group yet claimed responsibility for Monday's attack, but Russia is battling a Muslim insurgency in the North Caucasus, and previous terror attacks have targeted Moscow.
