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The Architecture of Intimidation, Pt. 1: Detained at O’Hare

The Architecture of Intimidation, Pt. 1: Detained at O’Hare by Kevin Barrett, http://www.TruthJihad.com It seems I am back on the slow-fly list. Returning on Friday from my speaking tour of Belgium and Germany, I was detained by the US Immigration and Naturalization* (sic) Service for roughly two hours. My colleague Dr. Suleyman Kurter and I had our passports confiscated as we attempted to clear Customs at the O’Hare Airport checkpoint. We were forced to remain seated, under observation, without the right to make a phone call or even to use any electronic devices such as telephone or laptop. So we…

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TSA Tips for Travelers: Or, How to Stop Worrying and Love Letting Us Touch Your Junk

[Note: TruthJihad blog always attempts to prevent a fair and balanced view of issues related to the War on Terror. In order to do so, we occasionally invite contributions from those whose views we would ordinarily oppose. Today, due to widespread public rage against TSA groping and naked body scanners, we felt obliged to invite the TSA to respond.] TSA Tips for Travelers: Or, How to Stop Worrying and Love Letting Us Touch Your Junk Guest blog post by Vora Rephilia, Assistant Pubic Relations Officer, Transportation Security Administration Greetings, travelers! We at the Transportation Security Administration are dedicated to making…

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A call for We Are Change and all other courageous activists to SUPPORT OPT-OUT DAY…

…by going to your nearest airport on Opt-Out Day, Wednesday November 24th, and engaging in civil information activism…even if you aren’t traveling! (Or ESPECIALLY if you aren’t traveling – because you, unlike the poor folks getting scanned and groped, won’t have a flight to miss!) How? Just stand near where people line up to go through the checkpoint, being careful not to physically obstruct anyone, and talk to travelers about Opt-Out Day, naked body scanners, and “enhanced pat-downs” that amount to sexual assaults. Ask people to Opt Out of the naked body scanners, and to insist that the TSA sexual…

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