The Chris
Roberts
item
is now going viral. Chris, for those of
you whose internet access has been down for the past few days (mine went down
for a few hours yesterday, but the cable company came around and fixed it; was
some sort of pedestal box by the driveway a few houses down the street), is a
security expert who was removed from a United Air Lines flight by the FBI for
tweeting about a potential flaw in the airline security system. He was
en route to give a talk about airline security vulnerabilities.
Turns out
that the FBI has, as of this posting, yet to produce the search warrant that
was predicate to their seizing his laptop and other equipment.
It's gone
viral, so I have little to add regarding the Constitutional and Due Process
issues. The stupidity of UAL and the
FBI speaks for itself, and does not need any further expounding.
My
comment:
"Given
Mr. Roberts' claims regarding manipulating aircraft systems, we've decided it's
in the best interest of our customers and crew members that he not be allowed
to fly United,' airline spokesman Rahsaan Johnson told The Associated
Press. "
I note that
the name Rahsaan, which, contrary to some websites that will not be linked to
this posting, is of Arabic origin and not from the Hebrew. It suggests some Muslim influence. Mr. Johnson has more inside connections to
UAL than Chris Roberts.
Would
placing Rahsaan Johnson on the No-Fly List be any less rational than placing
Chris Roberts on it?
Labels: Airline Security, FBI, stupidity, Terrorism
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