Why Gate Rape?- Follow the money for TSA Body Scanners

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Why the invasive searches?
To make sure you prefer the expensive body scanners to being
patted down like a criminal.

Body Scanners and Rape Gate: Fear pays, follow the money.

Fear Pays: Chertoff, Ex-Security Officials Slammed For Cashing In On Government Experience

By Marcus Baram on November 23, 2010

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Between his private consulting firm, The Chertoff Group, and seats on the boards of giant defense and security firms, he sits at the heart of the giant security nexus created in the wake of 9/11, in effect creating a shadow homeland security agency. Chertoff launched his firm just days after President Barack Obama took office, eventually recruiting at least 11 top officials from the Department of Homeland Security, as well as former CIA director General Michael Hayden and other top military brass and security officials.
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Last Wednesday, Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) claimed that Chertoff gave interviews touting the scanners while "getting paid" to sell them. "There is no evidence these new body scanners make us more secure. But there is evidence that former Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff made money hawking these full body scanners."

Several Lawmakers Invested in L-3 Communications, Maker of Airport Body-Scanning Machines

By Michael Beckel on November 23, 2010 6:05 PM

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According to a Center for Responsive Politics review of the most recent personal financial disclosure filings, eight members of Congress -- three Democrats and five Republicans -- owned at least $2,000 worth of stock in L-3 Communications, which is one of the two main contractors involved in the full-body scanning machines.

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) disclosed possessing the most stock in L-3 Communications -- with a minimum investment of at least $500,000 and a maximum value of $1 million. The L-3 Communications stock is fully owned by his wife, Teresa Heinz, according to federal financial disclosure reports.
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Here is a table of all eight lawmakers whose 2009 personal financial disclosure forms, which were filed in May, noted holdings in L-3 Communications, along with the minimum and maximum value of these holdings, according to the Center's research.

Name Value
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) $500,001 to $1,000,000
Rep. Michael Castle (R-Del) $16,002 to $65,000
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) $16,002 to $65,000
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) $15,001 to $50,000
Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.) $1,001 to $15,000
Rep. Robert Scott (D-Va.) $1,001 to $15,000
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) $2,173
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) $2,086

For instance, RapiScan utilizes the services of Michael Chertoff, the secretary of Homeland Security under Republican President George W. Bush. And former Republican Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (R-N.Y.) and Linda Daschle, the wife of former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), are both actively lobbying for L-3 Communications.

[Me.]

1. Exactly

Make it unpalatable and people will choose the scanners and they will have to produce more scan machines

[Celtic Raven]

2. Off to the Greatest page

Always follow the money.

:thumbsup:

[Swamp Rat]

3. k&r

[Odin2005]

4. The apologists will be after you quick.

[flyarm]

5. Funny when we the people lose our rights , there always seems to be a Daschle around the mix??????

Hmmm the BP disaster, who was on the take beforehand with BP and on the BP payroll..oh yeah, Obama's Campaign advisor Tom Daschle. So many people on the Gulf have had their lives destroyed by BP and so many on the Gulf saw their rights destroyed by a foreign oil Corp that Daschle was on the payola from along with Christine "the air is safe at Ground Zero" Whitman!

Not a freaking thing surprises me anymore..not a damn thing!

[truedelphi]

7. Mrs Daschle was indicted for her possible role in embezzlement

back in the mid nineties.

Forget which agency her hubby had gotten her a job at, but she didn't do all that well at it.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

6. Shhh

Hush now. There will be no more exposing here. That is the exclusive domain of the new and improved TSA.

:spank:

[Poboy]

8. k&r