FAA especially

Post #12,392 by Ashton 10/9/01 4:56:43 AM Reply	FAA especially Recall story on tube a few nights ago. Mercifully I forgot (or they didn't mention) the city involved. Local police chief had ~ taken over airport security as a 'courtesy' and, for finding too many plant, procedural holes on even his inspection. Did FAA want to hear? Nahhh. He was quite expicit about it and he spoke English well - either he lied about the whole thing (!) or FAA attitude STILL sucks. Not very good stats, this one detailed report but - even one this bad, is too many. Hell, I plan to do the train when I visit friend in NC later on; I'm in no hurry - but the seats aren't my idea of a good place to sleep for That many nights. (Not worried about some psycho with a box cutter - just want to support an alt. to all those unnecessary bizness flights to show each other Power Punt slides -- at 20x the fuel cost per mile VS rail.) Ah well - Hobbit adventure.. A.
Post #12,415 by mmoffitt 10/9/01 10:48:44 AM Reply	STATE DEPARTMENT I have heard the FAA criticized ad nauseum. I have heard Flight Schools criticized ad nauseum. Make all new and existing Student and Private Pilots PAY for FBI/CIA background checks, yes, I've heard that too. What I have not heard is any criticism of the real problem here: the US Dept. of State. Those morons let known terrorists receive student visas (apparently one even used his real name). Where is the criticism of the State Department? Oh, I forgot, Colin Powell is in charge of that. No, no, we can't ask Colin about that, nor his involvement in atrocities committed in Viet Nam, no, no. He's a Murican hero.
Post #12,459 by wharris2 10/9/01 2:30:16 PM Reply	Re: STATE DEPARTMENT My statement about agency heads rolling would apply to the state department, too - especially the specific assholes in the embassies who issued the visas. And anyone involved in setting policy that allowed someone to not make background checks. All the way up to the top, although you do realize that the terrorists entered on Clinton-policy visas? But no, I won't neglect Colin Powell. He's been a naysayer from the word go, going off on a tangent from whatever Bush has said. The first time he opened his mouth after the bombing, he should have been summarily dismissed. I guess I add him to the CIA recruitment policies as one of the two things Bush could/should have done differently prior to the plane bombing. Who knows how empty the sky is In the place of a fallen tower. Who knows how quiet it is in the home Where a son has not returned. -- Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966)

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