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Just in case you needed another reason to hate the TSA:

Airport threat to your laptop: U.S. also gets power to seize iPods ...

"Travellers to the U.S. could have their laptops and other electronic devices seized at the airport under new anti-terror measures.

"Federal agents have been granted powers to take such devices and hold them as long as they like.

"They do not even need grounds to suspect wrongdoing."

What does Bush have to say about this?

"You know, I can't tell you how strongly I believe that -- about the power of freedom. After all, it's been a part of our national soul. We have proven how powerful freedom can be...

"The enemy can't stand the thought of free societies. That's why they attacked us, see. And we're not going to change. That's what they don't understand. There's nothing they can do to intimidate, to make us change our deepest belief." Source

Bonus points to the person who can identify 3 types of government FAIL.

Tags: Bush, TSA, air, freedom, travel

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Permalink Reply by Undo on August 4, 2008 at 1:06pm

Of couse, W has played right into the hands of the 'terrorists' via FISA, Patriot Act, etc. But it never really had anything to do with making us safer. They only wanted more power and control - Orwell style. Just wait until we all have a RFID microchip. The Bush admin. wants to spy on anyone and everyone but none of us are allowed access to public information such as White House visitor logs, admin. email, etc.

War is Peace.
Slavery is Freedom.

Welcome to the new Amerika. Papers please.

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Permalink Reply by The Nerd on August 4, 2008 at 3:39pm

They better not name that chip Model 666.

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Permalink Reply by Buffy on August 4, 2008 at 10:08pm

Apparently between this, the airline price hikes, the fee-per-bag nonsense and now that garbage the TSA came up with allegedly wanting passengers to wear taser bracelets (I kid you not) I don't know why anybody would fly. Hopefully people will revolt and either force them to end this bull or put them out of business.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin on August 5, 2008 at 8:35am

Um... let's see what kinds of FAILs there are here...

1) Fail
2) Well, if "the enemy is anti- free society," they're doing a good job of preventing us from being free, considering the administration's paranoia has led to subjecting the least suspicious people in the world to have their laptop stolen from them.

Oh noes... I can't find the third one, do I still get partial bonus points? :)