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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	Obama's News Conference
	Date:	12/28/2009 5:51:09 PM

Napilitano clarified her remarks, she didn't change her story.
The man's father didn't say that his son was going to blow up an airliner. He said that he feared his son had become "extreme" -- what does that mean? It got him put on a list. There are thousands of names on a list. He wasn't on the "do not fly" list. You can't put everyone who might pose a risk on a "do not fly" list.

The problem is that our government cannot make us "safe". Extremists are going to try things -- a large percentage of the time, our system is going to work, but sometimes it won't.
Don't forget that the flying public already resents the current security measures. They don't want the machine that Xrays individuals. They don't want to be inconvenienced. If the government says that everyone with a "Muslim" name must be put on a "must check" list, isn't that profiling? What about the delays that are attendant with that? And what happens to "Abdullah" who is a legitimate US citizen with no unsavory ties is pulled out of line and stripped searched. Can you spell "civil liberties law suit"? Don't forget there is a legal component to all of this.

It's unfortunate but anything that represents the US is a target -- including our airliners. Chemicals are extremely difficult to detect. Unless we adopt a system like Israel, there will always be risks. And the US flying public won't accept a system like Israel.

I think you are one of the people on this forum always worried about the government taking away your freedoms. Now you want to strip search innocent people. Unfortunately, you can't have it both ways. It's a dangerous world. We're targets. Deal with it.

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Obama's News Conference - lotowner - 12/28/2009 4:12:24 PM

Obama's News Conference - Talullahhound - 12/28/2009 5:51:09 PM

Obama's News Conference - wix - 12/28/2009 6:05:09 PM

JN Clarified Her Story - lotowner - 12/28/2009 7:13:50 PM

Yup .. it is - water_watcher - 12/28/2009 7:38:12 PM

Yup .. it is - Talullahhound - 12/28/2009 11:04:17 PM

Obama's News Conference - MartiniMan - 12/28/2009 11:10:48 PM

Are you kidding me hound? - lamont - 12/29/2009 8:51:25 AM

Are you kidding me hound? - rude evin - 12/29/2009 10:38:48 AM

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