TSA

US Government Agents Secretly Follow Ordinary Americans When They Fly

(ZHE) — If you’re a law abiding US citizen, a team of armed undercover US Air Marshals could be following you on your next flight, taking minute-by-minute notes whether or not you engage in such threatening behavior as sleeping on the plane, using a phone, going to the bathroom or talking to other passengers. The Boston Globe has revealed a new federal program […]

Ron Paul: Why Can’t We Sue the TSA for Assault?

(RPI Opinion) — When I was in Congress and had to regularly fly between DC and Texas, I was routinely subjected to invasive “pat-downs” (physical assaults) by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). One time, exasperated with the constant insults to my privacy and dignity, I asked a TSA agent if he was proud to assault innocent Americans […]

The TSA Has a New Secret Watch List — and You Could Soon Be Added to It

(ANTIMEDIA) — The TSA has compiled a secret watch list to protect agents from “threatening” and “unruly” passengers, asserting that a passenger does not need to threaten or inflict physical injury on agency employees to be added to it. The New York Times reported Thursday that according to a five-page directive obtained by the outlet, people “may be targeted as […]

Homeland Security’s Multibillion-Dollar Comedy Show

Image by James Bovard By James Bovard | FFF | December 26, 2017 After the 9/11 attacks, Congress and the Bush administration pretended that unlimited federal spending was one of the best ways to thwart terrorist threats. In 2002, Congress created the Homeland Security Department (DHS), sweeping some of the most inept federal agencies, such […]