Janet Incompetanto: 'Profiling won't fly in the US'
In Israel on a visit that included a behind-the-scenes tour of Ben Gurion Airport, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano rejected the idea of adopting an Israeli style 'profiling' system for airport security. Speaking between a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a tour of Ben-Gurion Airport, Napolitano said "a quarter to a third" of her visit was focusing on aviation, and the rest on other security concerns.I have a real fear that it's going to take another 9/11-type event for America to wake up and smell the coffee on Islamic terrorism. What could go wrong?
She said the allies "share a common goal" but was circumspect on whether Ben-Gurion's methods for vetting outgoing passengers and cargo might be adapted for U.S. airports.
"There are real differences, for example, in size and scale between Israel and the United States," she said, noting the latter's 450 international airports, many of which dwarf the mid-sized Ben-Gurion with its elaborate state-funded safeguards.
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While avoiding direct comment on Israeli policy, Napolitano made clear profiling would not fly in the United States.
"There are some differences in the laws and the legal constraints that we abide by," she said. "There may be some things that can be shared (with Israel) and some things that would not ... The practices and techniques that we use will differ and do differ."
Labels: Israeli airport security, Janet Crapolitano
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:41 AM
3 Comments:
Who says airports and airplanes are a terrorist's only target?
Stupid American administration!
Profiling is politically incorrect, huh?
It will probably take a major disaster to wake Americans up.
And searching grannies' crotches won't keep that from happening.
it seems that voice stress analyzers would work wonderfully and be good as a first line approach. it wouldnt even be hard to train people to use. THey are in use right now in combat situations, and strangely preferred by people in the field. Though the politicians like polygraph better, though it is hated in the field. I am disgusted with everyone. seems like its all about helping each others friends. I had a friend who works in a highly place situation in DC tell me they dont care about any of us. They just want to impress each other with their parties. The people in DC think of us as widgits.
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