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Cancer Survivor Forced to Remove Breast in Pat-Down

'You'll need to show me that,' says TSA agent

(Newser) - A cancer surviving flight attendant was recently forced to remove her prosthetic breast during an airport pat-down, the veteran flier has revealed. Cathy Bossi, who worries about the cancer risks of excess radiation, reluctantly went through a body scanner before boarding a flight at the Charlotte Douglas International airport for...

'Metal' Underwear Blocks Airport Scanners

Protect your privacy with powdered-metal 'fig leaves'

(Newser) - Fed up with the indignity of passing through an airport scanner? Colorado inventor Jeff Buske claims he has the answer: scan-proof underwear. His strategically placed fig-leaf designs on his men's and women's briefs are made of a powdered metal that blocks the scan's rays, he explains. The thin, removable inserts...

Does 'Post-Post-9/11' GOP No Longer Care About Security?
Are 'Post-Post-9/11' Republicans Over Security?
dana milbank
Nov 21, 2010 4:28 PM CST

Are 'Post-Post-9/11' Republicans Over Security?

Backlash against TSA is an opportunity for Democrats, writes Dana Milbank

(Newser) - If Democrats had opposed President George W. Bush’s efforts to protect airplanes, the former president likely would have accused them of not caring about national security, and “Republicans would no doubt be running ads juxtaposing Democrats with Osama bin Laden,” writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post...

TSA Agents: You Think We Like Touching Your Junk?

Touching private parts, being called 'molester' is no fun

(Newser) - If you think you’re not a fan of the TSA’s new “enhanced” pat-down procedures, think about how the TSA agents feel. In addition to the public backlash, there is quite a bit of “quiet resentment” within the agency, writes Boarding Area.com blogger and airline emerging...

TSA Pat-Down Soaks Man in Own Urine

Searcher broke seal on urostomy bag during pat-down

(Newser) - The TSA's taken a PR beating lately, and this won't help: A bladder cancer survivor is claiming that a pat-down left him soaked in his own urine, reports MSNBC. Thomas Sawyer wears a urostomy bag sealed to his stomach to collect his urine; he says that TSA officials in Orlando...

Pilots Get to Skip TSA Checks
 Pilots Get to Skip TSA Checks 
Nov 20, 2010 8:05 AM CST

Pilots Get to Skip TSA Checks

The rest of you? Not so lucky

(Newser) - Pilots can now pass through airport security with their dignity and privacy intact: The TSA has agreed to let on-duty, uniformed pilots skip the full-body scans and too-close-for-comfort pat-downs that are enraging passengers across the country, reports the Washington Post. The rest of you: Don't hold your breath for a...

So How Many Terrorists Has the TSA Actually Caught?

None—that it's publicized, at least

(Newser) - There's no denying that the country is in an uproar over the TSA's new heightened security procedures, raising one fairly obvious questions: Does the TSA actually catch terrorists? The answer isn't very clear-cut, writes Juliet Lapidos in Slate 's Explainer column. The TSA won't cite any specific instance when it...

Anthem for Our Age: Don't Touch My Junk
Anthem for Our Age:
Don't Touch My Junk
Charles Krauthammer
Nov 19, 2010 12:54 PM CST

Anthem for Our Age: Don't Touch My Junk

Krauthammer: Let's end 'absurd taboo against profiling'

(Newser) - The "if-you-touch-my-junk" guy is gaining traction as the poster boy of the anti-body-scan movement. Charles Krauthammer takes up his cause today, declaring that "don't touch my junk" is, in fact, "the anthem of the modern man, the Tea Party patriot, the late-life libertarian, the midterm election voter....

TSA Takes Nail Clippers From Gun-Toting Soldier

It 'can be used as a weapon' they reason

(Newser) - Another day, another tale of the seeming absurdity of airport security. This one comes from a soldier coming home from Afghanistan on a military charter plane. The troops aboard the plane all went through security at Baghram Air Field, the soldier says in an email to RedState , passing through full-body...

Orlando Airport Moves to Ditch TSA Staff

Rep. Mica urges airports to hire private contractors instead

(Newser) - Air security staffers aren't getting a lot of love lately, and Orlando's airport now wants to get rid of as many TSA workers as it can. The Florida airport has applied to replace TSA screeners with private contractors. An airport spokeswoman tells Aol News the action is in response to...

Boston's Logan Will Get G-Rated Scanners

They will show stick figures instead of detailed images

(Newser) - Boston's Logan airport will be the nation's first to receive scanners that show a stick figure passenger instead of the X-rated "baggage" that has created so much controversy. “All you’ll have is stick figure and a little block around each anomaly on you," a TSA official...

Guy Busted for Punching TSA Officer

John Christina says jab to the chest was just a joke

(Newser) - Amid the uproar over TSA agents getting a little too physical with passengers' groins, one would-be flier got a little too physical with a TSA agent on Tuesday. Cops arrested John Christina after he allegedly punched a TSA officer in the chest after passing through a body scanner at Indianapolis...

Stop Whining and Get the Darn Scan
 Stop Whining and 
 Get the Darn Scan 
OPINION
Nov 17, 2010 11:16 AM CST

Stop Whining and Get the Darn Scan

It's a small price to pay for our security, the LA Times insists

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times has a directive for you: "Shut up and be scanned," it asserts in an editorial. No, they're "not wild" about the TSA's new, more invasive methods, "but they're a necessary evil in the era of suicide bombers who board planes with chemical...

Coulter: TSA Scans 'Hitler's Last Revenge'

She recommends profiling instead

(Newser) - Following the controversial TSA pat-down of a 3-year-old girl , Ann Coulter is back—and she has her own controversy to start. Coulter, no fan of the TSA's new body scans or pat-downs, told Bill O'Reilly the heightened security procedures result from the "crazy, politically correct world we're living in...

Nov. 24: The Day to Say 'Hell No' to Body Scans

Protest could clog airports on busiest travel day

(Newser) - A group of organizers angry about full-body scans is sticking with its plan to snarl airport congestion on one of the busiest travel days of the year—the day before Thanksgiving. National Opt-Out Day encourages passengers to opt out of the scans and choose the more time-consuming pat-downs instead. The...

Gizmodo Publishes 100 Body Scans

Illicit courthouse scans revealed

(Newser) - Remember that courthouse that got in trouble for storing body scan images that were supposed to be deleted? Well, Gizmodo got its hands on 100 of those photos with a Freedom of Information Act request, and has posted them in this video. “We understand that it will be controversial...

Airport Screenings Discreet&mdash; and Crucial

 Airport 
 Screenings 
 Discreet— 
 and Crucial 
janet napolitano
Nov 15, 2010 8:49 AM CST

Airport Screenings Discreet— and Crucial

Napolitano defends new imaging techniques, urges cooperation

(Newser) - Facing pressure over airport security measures, Janet Napolitano defends scanners and pat-downs in USA Today , asking Americans “for cooperation, patience and a commitment to vigilance in the face of a determined enemy.” New imaging machines are “safe, efficient, and protect passenger privacy” and have helped find...

TSA Pats Down 3-Year-Old
 TSA Pats Down 3-Year-Old  
Nov 15, 2010 7:39 AM CST

TSA Pats Down 3-Year-Old

As luck would have it, girl is daughter of TV reporter

(Newser) - Another airport security brouhaha : The TSA body-searched a 3-year-old girl at the airport in Chattanooga, Tenn., prompting screaming and tears. And perhaps embarrassingly for the TSA, the girl happened to be the daughter of a TV news reporter, who captured about 17 seconds of her ordeal on his cell phone....

Flier Who Refused Scan Threatened With $10K Fine

Libertarian says TSA tried to stop him from leaving airport

(Newser) - What happens if you refuse both a full-body scan and the alternative grabby pat-down the Transportation Safety Administration demands? One libertarian blogger trying to fly through San Diego was not only barred from boarding his flight, he was threatened with a civil suit and a $10,000 fine, Gawker reports....

Complaints on Airport Scans, Pat-Downs Get Louder

Travel industry airs concerns to Homeland Security

(Newser) - Rumblings about full-body scans and airport pat-downs are getting louder, and the travel industry is seriously worried ahead of the holiday travel season, reports CNN . So much so that Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano met with nearly two dozen industry representatives yesterday to hear their concerns. Those reps are not...

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