This Is How TSA Decides if You Might Be Acting Like a Terrorist

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tac

This Is How TSA Decides if You Might Be Acting Like a Terrorist

Next time you travel, be careful not to complain about airport security.
BY DUSTIN VOLZ

March 27, 2015 Next time you go through airport security, do your best to avoid yawning, whistling, or complaining too much: Any of those behaviors could make you look like a terrorist in the eyes of a Transportation Security Administration screening agent, according to newly disclosed government documents.

A secret 92-point checklist, obtained and published Friday by The Intercept, reveals for the first time what kind of passenger behavior can merit a red flag for TSA agents responsible for pulling possible terrorists and criminals out of airport security lines.

The checklist reveals a step-by-step process for assessing whether passengers deserve additional scrutiny. Those deemed suspicious under "observation and behavior analysis" are pulled aside and searched for "unusual items" such as almanacs and prepaid calling cards. During the inspection, TSA agents are also instructed to look for "signs of deception," which can include a fast rate of eye-blinking.

Other suspicious signs listed include exaggerated yawning, gazing down, a pale face due to a recent beard shaving, widely open staring eyes, wearing of "improper attire," and arriving late for a flight.






I thought profiling was illegal!  :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

MACMan

Quote from: tac on March 28, 2015, 06:00:03 AM
This Is How TSA Decides if You Might Be Acting Like a Terrorist

Next time you travel, be careful not to complain about airport security.
BY DUSTIN VOLZ

March 27, 2015 Next time you go through airport security, do your best to avoid yawning, whistling, or complaining too much: Any of those behaviors could make you look like a terrorist in the eyes of a Transportation Security Administration screening agent, according to newly disclosed government documents.

A secret 92-point checklist, obtained and published Friday by The Intercept, reveals for the first time what kind of passenger behavior can merit a red flag for TSA agents responsible for pulling possible terrorists and criminals out of airport security lines.

The checklist reveals a step-by-step process for assessing whether passengers deserve additional scrutiny. Those deemed suspicious under "observation and behavior analysis" are pulled aside and searched for "unusual items" such as almanacs and prepaid calling cards. During the inspection, TSA agents are also instructed to look for "signs of deception," which can include a fast rate of eye-blinking.

Other suspicious signs listed include exaggerated yawning, gazing down, a pale face due to a recent beard shaving, widely open staring eyes, wearing of "improper attire," and arriving late for a flight.






I thought profiling was illegal!  :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

Those who have been convicted of planting bombs under police cars need not worry. The TSA will give you 'expedited' security screening.  :rolleyes:

http://nypost.com/2015/03/28/tsa-agents-clear-sla-terrorist-for-expedited-security-screening/

kalash

>Rubbing or wringing of hands

kit saginaw

I do most of those things all the time, waiting in the area to be checked...  except the widely staring one, whatever that means.  So does everybody else.  TSA's always in groups that split-apart, then reform... endlessly.  I don't have a problem with 'em though I wish they were privately contracted.  Just wait to be waved through, no matter what.

red_dirt


What if you fly in and out of Thailand, Afghanistan, and Pakistan three or four
times a year, does that count?

http://2001-2009.state.gov/p/inl/rls/rm/9239.htm

International Drug Trafficking and Terrorism
Asa Hutchinson, DEA Administrator
Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information
Washington, DC
March 13, 2002

Executive Summary

As the tragic events that occurred on September 11, 2001 so shockingly demonstrated, terrorist organizations are a threat to the national security of the United States. One of DEA's priorities is to target the powerful international drug trafficking organizations. Some of these groups have never hesitated to use violence and terror to advance their interests, all to the detriment of law-abiding citizens. While DEA does not specifically target terrorists, we will target and track down drug traffickers and drug trafficking organizations involved in terrorist acts.

DEA employs a global approach to attacking drug organizations that fuel some terror networks. These drug organizations come from locations as far away as Afghanistan and as close as Colombia, but all utilize violence in order to achieve their goals.

Most recently, Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and her chief of staff, Clara Rojas were kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and Colombian Congresswoman Martha Catalina Daniels was kidnapped, tortured and assassinated. Colombia continues to be plagued by complex crime and national security issues that are, in part, fueled by the drug trade.

DEA maintains offices around the world; these offices are in a unique position to direct human drug intelligence sources and contribute to the formation of more effective cooperative law enforcement relationships in that area. To improve the effectiveness of DEA, several initiatives have been proposed. These initiatives include Operation Containment, a proposed DEA initiative that includes opening a DEA office in Kabul, Afghanistan and the expansion of existing offices in Asian and European cities, as well as the growth of DEA's communications intercept and intelligence capabilities in support of agencies conducting counter-terrorism investigations in America.

Chairwoman Feinstein, Ranking Member Kyl, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, it is a pleasure for me to appear before you for the first time in my capacity as the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The Subcommittee's leadership and support in our fight against international drug trafficking and terrorism is deeply appreciated by DEA and all Americans. I look forward to a successful, productive, and cooperative relationship with the Subcommittee on this most important issue.

I appear before you today to testify on the nexus between international drug trafficking and terrorism, commonly referred to as narco-terrorism. As the tragic events that occurred on September 11, 2001 so shockingly demonstrated, terrorist organizations and the dependence on and relation of some of these organizations to international drug trafficking poses a threat to the national security of the United States. Consequently, the DEA has directed enforcement and intelligence assets to identify, investigate, and dismantle all organizations, including terrorist groups, engaged in the drug trafficking trade. The degree to which terrorist organizations utilize drug profits to finance their horrific activities is of paramount concern to the DEA.

DEA defines narco-terrorism as a subset of terrorism, in which terrorist groups, or associated individuals, participate directly or indirectly in the cultivation, manufacture, transportation, or distribution of controlled substances and the monies derived from these activities. Further, narco-terrorism may be characterized by the participation of groups or associated individuals in taxing, providing security for, or otherwise aiding or abetting drug trafficking endeavors in an effort to further, or fund, terrorist activities.

One of DEA's priorities is to target the powerful international drug trafficking organizations that operate around the world, which employ thousands of individuals to transport and distribute drugs to American communities. Some of these groups have never hesitated to use violence and terror to advance their interests, all to the detriment of law-abiding citizens. While DEA does not specifically target terrorists, we will target and track down drug traffickers and drug trafficking organizations involved in terrorist acts.

My testimony will focus on the connection between drug trafficking organizations, terrorist groups and the illegal drug profits used to support their activity.

According to the U.S. Department of State, between 1996 and 2000, over 600 terrorist incidents occurred against the United States of America. Starting in October 1997 and continuing every two years thereafter, the U.S. Department of State designated approximately two dozen foreign terrorist organizations, or FTOs. As a result of the most recent round of designations, there are currently 28 FTOs. DEA has identified several of these terrorist groups that are associated with or directly engaged in drug trafficking. The events of September 11, 2001 graphically illustrate the need to starve the infrastructure of every global terrorist organization and deprive them of the drug proceeds that might otherwise be used to fund acts of terror.


Cryptic Bert

So basically you will be targeted if you are tired, a nagging wife, have the flu, have no fashion sense, like to whistle or are shy.

zewazir

We're already targeted for being conservatives. So what can TSA add to the mix?

keyboarder

Quote from: zewazir on March 29, 2015, 03:21:19 PM
We're already targeted for being conservatives. So what can TSA add to the mix?

It would be quite a stretch to get me on a plane to start with but in these times when terrorists don't care a bit to take whole flights down, I can just see myself on one of these flights.  Talk about wide, staring eyes?  What does someone look like who is scared to death?   Yep, they'd definitely rule on me as being a terrorist.
.If you want to lead the orchestra, you must turn your back to the crowd      Forbes

tac

Well at least they didn't list smelling like a goat or camel!

Seriously they list many things anyone afraid of flying will exhibit. I use to fly a lot with with a co-worker that was a white knuckle flyer. I was surprised he didn't bend the arm rest every time we flew over the mountains into Denver. TSA should go back to profiling! :mad:

Darth Fife

TSA Terrorist Profile Guidlines:

You might be a Terrorist if:

1. You are White.

2. You are Male.

3. You are a Christian.

4. You are a Veteran.

5. You are a member of CPF.


5.

daidalos

Oh you forgot former/ex military veteran in that list. Remember ALL veterans are potential terrorists...to hear this DHS tell it.
One of every five Americans you meet has a mental illness of some sort. Many, many, of our veteran's suffer from mental illness like PTSD now also. Help if ya can. :) http://www.projectsemicolon.org/share-your-story.html
And no you won't find my "story" there. They don't allow science fiction. :)

walkstall

Quote from: daidalos on March 31, 2015, 10:35:10 AM
Oh you forgot former/ex military veteran in that list. Remember ALL veterans are potential terrorists...to hear this DHS tell it.

#4 would have covered that, by my way of thinking.   :popcorn:
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.- James Freeman Clarke

Always remember "Feelings Aren't Facts."

quiller

Quote from: Darth Fife on March 31, 2015, 10:26:59 AM
TSA Terrorist Profile Guidlines:

You might be a Terrorist if:

1. You are White.

2. You are Male.

3. You are a Christian.

4. You are a Veteran.

5. You are a member of CPF.

Hey, Uncle Sugar. I'm all of the above. Read my signature!

daidalos

Looks like it's the trains for us...already second class citizen's and we didn't even know it...well some of us that is.
One of every five Americans you meet has a mental illness of some sort. Many, many, of our veteran's suffer from mental illness like PTSD now also. Help if ya can. :) http://www.projectsemicolon.org/share-your-story.html
And no you won't find my "story" there. They don't allow science fiction. :)