Good news: Federal Air Marshals to be removed from No-Fly list.
One of the bylines I always look for in the Washington Times is Audrey Hudson’s. She’s always got something worth reading on the homeland security beat, and today it’s the resolution of a long-running conflict between two pillars of airline security.
So what happens when a Federal Air Marshal’s name shows up on the No-Fly list? Quite often, he just doesn’t fly. Apparently, not only did this absurd conflict happen fairly often, it’s just now being resolved after a looooooong time:
One air marshal said it has been “a major problem, where guys are denied boarding by the airline.”
“In some cases, planes have departed without any coverage because the airline employees were adamant they would not fly,” said the air marshal, who asked not to be named because the job requires anonymity. “I’ve seen guys actually being denied boarding.”
A second air marshal said one agent “has been getting harassed for six years because his exact name is on the no-fly list.”
Well, I’m glad they jumped right on that. Bureaucracy in action.
Just think about how great it will be when a similarly centralized, sclerotic system runs all our health care!
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When I read this this morning I thought it was a joke but it’s not April Fools Day. This is the craziest thing but nothing the government does surprises me. Reminds me of the Ed Harris line in “Apollo 13″, please tell me this isn’t a government operation.
Hey See-Dubyam can you get some attention on This
Oops, Sorry Dubya
Good work boys! Now can you add murdering jihadists to the No Fly list?
The bureaucracy burps…
Since this involves the Department of Homeland Insecurity, I’m not surprised in the least. Every time I think TSA has reached maximum stupidity, they find a way to out do themselves.
Well, since this involves a long overdue bit of common sense, I take it back, it does surprise me.
Whoopee – what about the other law-abidign Americans who are grounded because their names are on the list?
#2: yep, later tonight.
The article is somewhat vague. What is most worrying about this would seem be why we have air marshalls with Muslim names that match terrorists’ names on the list.
How many “Mohammeds” do we have who are air marshalls? This does not make me very comfortable.
With government always comes affirmative action, and Muslims are experts at exploiting it. I wonder how many Muslims are now air marshalls.
Time to recall the repeal of the Second Amendment and re-arm the public.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
Surprising, Huh? I work under DHS, I have a security clearance, I am on the No Fly List too. I have to be positively identified at the ticket counter each time I fly. I registered an appeal, the case has been pending for months
Our government hires the finest low bid, low paying contractors our tax dollars can buy, go figure
Yet ANOTHER government mountain that can’t get out of its own way. Join FIMA,FAA,SEC, ya know the rest…….
Thanks see-dubya for yet another knee slapper on how well our inept federal agencies fail to work with one another no matter how dangerous it makes traveling by commercial airliner for the average citizen. Other than the DOD I am amazed anything ever gets accomplished by our swollen inept federal agencies.
The scary thing is that if their records are so bad they kept the marshals off, it can work in reverse just as easily. The records are probably so bad they don’t keep off people who should be kept off.
I doubt if Dr. Majidi qualified for “affirmative action”. Gabe, did this expert in WMD commit a crime?
Amen Boomer… Thank you See-Dubya this just makes the case for the ” Le Revolution” VIVA LE PURGE… and to think Dems and Libs want to give more power to agencies unable to fix a simple problem that protects “The People” i see a ID10T situation.
I don’t know, Zorro. It is disconcerting to have a Muslim that worked at Los Alamos in charge of defending us from weapons proliferation:
What we do know is that when it comes to government, you have all sorts of bureaucratic affirmative action and “diversity” programs, and they boast about it, too. The whole reason Dr. Majidi is featured here is to show how “enlightened” the FBI is. It is probably why he got the job and the featured story as well.
Muslims can easily exploit this. I wonder how many Muslims are now air marshalls. (I have no problem with Arab Christians and strongly support their immigrating to America.)
Likewise, there has to be this same type of thing going on in Homeland Security. If there is a big problem with many air marshalls’ names being on the terrorist no fly list, the question is why do so many air marshalls have Muslim names. . .and why is the government hiring Muslims to be air marshalls to start with?
We must always remain vigilant and monitor all the “compartments” of sensitive projects no matter who is manning that station. I remember a John Walker and a Sgt. Lonetree. Like you, I believe we do not need affirmative action. Lord knows we have all been victims of that stupid program. But I am willing to grant that some muslims are loyal citizens.
See-Dubya,
First, Your header is misleading. The TSA is not removing the names of Federal Air Marshals on the No-Fly List, they are only initiating a work-around backdoor so that when an air marshal’s name is found on the list, there is a Security Directive that allows the airline and or the TSA screener to ignore the list and allow the air marshal to board the aircraft based on his or her federal credentials. That’s far different than just deleting the air marshals name from the list.
Second, rest assured, the air marshals that are on the list do not have Muslim names. That is a fallacy and not why a person is placed on the No-Fly List.
My husband’s name is also on the no-fly list and his name is as common as they come. He is a Major in the Army Reserves and he has even had trouble reporting to duty stations before because of this. He was detained at one airport for over an hour while they cleared it up and he was told to always book his flights with Major in front of his name and automatically show them his military i.d. at check-in. Even with this he was delayed at his last flight while the check-in guy went to get his supervisor. He wouldn’t even listen as my husband tried to explain. His supervisor came over and looked at the military i.d. and said, “You are not seriously going to give one of our servicemen a hard time are you?!” The guy apologized and let him go.
It probably would have taken less time for him to legally change his name.
OMG.. 6 years and still no resolution??? Ok, if anything happens on a plane before this is resolved, the TSA are going to be sued for billions. This goes well beyond their regular level of stupidity and deep into the realms of seriously retarded.
Wow. Yeah that’s how we do it. Keep those off who are supposed to be protecting us. I wonder if they’ll continue to do the same “great job” in relation to terrorists?
Won’t be long there will be no need for sky marshals or security…the airlines will be going bankrupt shortly with $120 a barrel of oil…thanks to the liberal, stupid a$$ environmentalists. I don’t see people paying $1200 to fly sfo to lax couch and don’t snicker it’s not far off. Sorry, wasn’t trying to steal the thread…got carried away. Bad day at Black Rock i guess…it is all true and then some tho.
Oh, I agree. And as for traveling overseas, which I have to do occasionally, I’m going to be eating Ramen noodles for months to pay for the stupid ticket.