Green Energy
What a fucking moron.
Chuck the Schmuck
Go ahead, tie up the trains with stupid security measures the way you've tied up the airlines.
Next you'll be asking people why they want a last minute train ticket to Indiana.
MSNBC:
Sen. Schumer proposes 'no-ride list' for Amtrak trains
Intel gathered in bin Laden raid points to potential threat
NEW YORK — A senator on Sunday called for a "no-ride list" for Amtrak trains after intelligence gleaned from the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound pointed to potential attacks on the nation's train system.
Sen. Charles Schumer said he would push as well for added funding for rail security and commuter and passenger train track inspections and more monitoring of stations nationwide.
"Circumstances demand we make adjustments by increasing funding to enhance rail safety and monitoring on commuter rail transit and screening who gets on Amtrak passenger trains, so that we can provide a greater level of security to the public," the New York Democrat said at a news conference.
U.S. officials last week said evidence found after the raid on bin Laden's compound in Pakistan indicated the al Qaeda leader or his associates had engaged in discussions or planning for a possible attack on a train inside the United States on September 11, 2011.
Schumer, citing U.S. intelligence analysts, said attacks were also considered on Christmas and New Year's Day and following the president's State of the Union address.
He called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to expand the Secure Flight monitoring program, which cross-checks air travelers with the terror watch list in an attempt to prevent anyone on the "no-fly list" from boarding, for use on Amtrak.
Such a procedure would create an Amtrak "no-ride list" to keep suspected terrorists off the U.S. rail system, he said.
The September 11 Commission recommended in 2004 that the government check travelers' names against terror watch lists before they board passenger trains or cruise ships, but such a program was not adopted.
Schumer noted that rail and port security grant funding was cut by $50 million under last month's federal budget compromise, but he said developments warrant reconsideration and increased rail safety funding.
- Ntsb: Amtrak Assistant Conductor Heard Engineer Say Train Struck By “something”
AND THERE'S ALSO THIS: NBCNews video: Passenger on Amtrak Locomotive Says His Train Was Also Struck by Object A passenger traveling along the same route the night that Amtrak Train 188 derailed in Philadelphia told NBC News that an object hit his...
- Is The Amtrak Train Derailment An Incident Of Jihadist Terrorism?
An earlier comment from Anonymous here at IBA: Anonymous said... Revisit that thread on what appeared to be a bullet hole in the glass....related? If I were a conductor and experienced a bullet passing through the window near me, the threat of shots reaching...
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Obama and Napolitano decide to slash New York anti-terrorism funds 11 days after Times Square bomb try WASHINGTON (NY Daily News) - The Department of Homeland Security decided Wednesday to go through with cuts to New York anti-terrorism funding,...
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Ex-Black Liberation Anarchist Is Arrested On Amtrak After Passengers Report Him Talking About Al Qaeda and Terrorism... From Weasel Zippers: A recently released New Jersey prisoner was yanked off an Amtrak train in Colorado after fellow passengers...
- Nyc Subway Terror Threat
Just in time for the holidays. Again. Americans may be getting complacent but shouldn't. Stay safe, stay vigilant. Fox says the info came from a "walk-in" who sat in on the meeting when the threat was discussed by Al Qaida: From Fox News FBI Warns...
Green Energy
Because, You Know, The No-Fly Lists Work So Well
What a fucking moron.
Chuck the Schmuck
Go ahead, tie up the trains with stupid security measures the way you've tied up the airlines.
Next you'll be asking people why they want a last minute train ticket to Indiana.
MSNBC:
Sen. Schumer proposes 'no-ride list' for Amtrak trains
Intel gathered in bin Laden raid points to potential threat
NEW YORK — A senator on Sunday called for a "no-ride list" for Amtrak trains after intelligence gleaned from the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound pointed to potential attacks on the nation's train system.
Sen. Charles Schumer said he would push as well for added funding for rail security and commuter and passenger train track inspections and more monitoring of stations nationwide.
"Circumstances demand we make adjustments by increasing funding to enhance rail safety and monitoring on commuter rail transit and screening who gets on Amtrak passenger trains, so that we can provide a greater level of security to the public," the New York Democrat said at a news conference.
U.S. officials last week said evidence found after the raid on bin Laden's compound in Pakistan indicated the al Qaeda leader or his associates had engaged in discussions or planning for a possible attack on a train inside the United States on September 11, 2011.
Schumer, citing U.S. intelligence analysts, said attacks were also considered on Christmas and New Year's Day and following the president's State of the Union address.
He called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to expand the Secure Flight monitoring program, which cross-checks air travelers with the terror watch list in an attempt to prevent anyone on the "no-fly list" from boarding, for use on Amtrak.
Such a procedure would create an Amtrak "no-ride list" to keep suspected terrorists off the U.S. rail system, he said.
The September 11 Commission recommended in 2004 that the government check travelers' names against terror watch lists before they board passenger trains or cruise ships, but such a program was not adopted.
Schumer noted that rail and port security grant funding was cut by $50 million under last month's federal budget compromise, but he said developments warrant reconsideration and increased rail safety funding.
- Ntsb: Amtrak Assistant Conductor Heard Engineer Say Train Struck By “something”
AND THERE'S ALSO THIS: NBCNews video: Passenger on Amtrak Locomotive Says His Train Was Also Struck by Object A passenger traveling along the same route the night that Amtrak Train 188 derailed in Philadelphia told NBC News that an object hit his...
- Is The Amtrak Train Derailment An Incident Of Jihadist Terrorism?
An earlier comment from Anonymous here at IBA: Anonymous said... Revisit that thread on what appeared to be a bullet hole in the glass....related? If I were a conductor and experienced a bullet passing through the window near me, the threat of shots reaching...
-
Obama and Napolitano decide to slash New York anti-terrorism funds 11 days after Times Square bomb try WASHINGTON (NY Daily News) - The Department of Homeland Security decided Wednesday to go through with cuts to New York anti-terrorism funding,...
-
Ex-Black Liberation Anarchist Is Arrested On Amtrak After Passengers Report Him Talking About Al Qaeda and Terrorism... From Weasel Zippers: A recently released New Jersey prisoner was yanked off an Amtrak train in Colorado after fellow passengers...
- Nyc Subway Terror Threat
Just in time for the holidays. Again. Americans may be getting complacent but shouldn't. Stay safe, stay vigilant. Fox says the info came from a "walk-in" who sat in on the meeting when the threat was discussed by Al Qaida: From Fox News FBI Warns...