Stupidity Example #1
The United States is moving to tighten immigration and customs controls, which it says are vital to keep terrorists at bay six years after the September 11 attacks.
Under plans that have been announced, foreign travelers will need to provide 10 digital fingerprints on arrival instead of two currently, and their personal data will be transmitted to the United States before their plane takes off.
By the end of the year, virtually every container that comes into the country by sea will be screened amid concerns over possible smuggling of nuclear weapons, security officials said.
“We must move forward aggressively to build on our success to keep pace with our enemies,” said Michael Chertoff, secretary of the department of homeland security, the frontline body in the US “war on terror.”
In November, the United States will begin implementing the plan requiring travelers to give 10 digital fingerprints on arrival.
Ten US airports will initially have the capability to collect the 10 prints before all ports of entry are covered by the plan by the end of 2008, Chertoff told a Congressional hearing this week that reassessed US ability to ward off terror threats.
All US embassies and other posts issuing visas to visitors will, by the end of this year, be able to collect the 10 prints for verification at the points of entry.
They plan to do all this (rather extreme stuff, which will offend and turn off a lot of potential tourists) but they do practically nothing about the borders. Not only that, they’re letting Mexican trucks come in and drive virtually anywhere.
They want to look serious, but all they’re doing is making us look ridiculous. Europe also has problems with terrorism. But they don’t do any of these things.
The US has TSA dweebs making us take our shoes off, even if they’re flip flops. They have little old ladies searched. And yet, they passed a law making it illegal to report suspicious activity.
How serious are they really? And what are they actualy being serious about. Is it any wonder most Americans think things have gotten out of hand since 9/11?
These asinine policies are the result of the same political correctness that is corrupting our schools and society.
Posted by on 09/14 at 05:11 AM
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