Bin Laden's death doesn't end his fear-mongering value

[Capt Bringdown]

The Greenwald hits it out of the park again
(http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/)

Sen. Schumer proposes "no-ride list" for Amtrak trains

A senator on Sunday called for a "no-ride list" for Amtrak trains after intelligence gleaned from the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound pointed to potential attacks on the nation's train system.
Al Qaeda breathes the word "trains" and Schumer jumps and demands the creation of a massive, expensive and oppressive new Security State program to keep thousands and thousands of people off trains.

But this, more or less, encapsulates the U.S. response to Terrorism since 9/11: the minute Al Qaeda utters a peep about anything, the political class collectively jumps to restrict our freedoms, empower the Government, and bankrupt ourselves in self-destructive pursuit of the ultimate illusion: Absolute Security. Al Qaeda has caused us to do more harm to ourselves than it could have ever dreamed of imposing on its own.

[Wild Cobra]

Another stupid idea in progress, by progressives.

When will we get to "your papers please."

[NewcastleKEG]

Another stupid idea in progress, by progressives.

When will we get to "your papers please."
Wasn't that the Arizona law? . . . .

[Capt Bringdown]

Another stupid idea in progress, by progressives.

When will we get to "your papers please."

In 2003, President Bush directed the nation’s intelligence agencies and the FBI to cooperate in creating a single watch list of suspected terrorists. (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/05/60minutes/main2066624.shtml)A version of that list is given to the airlines and the Transportation Security Administration to prevent anyone considered a threat to civilian aviation from boarding a plane. The government won’t divulge the criteria it uses in making up the list or even how many names are on it.

[Drachen]

Wow, this is a really dumb idea especially since I would think that the terrorists are smarter than to board a train. As has been pointed out, there are hundreds of miles of unprotected track. I won't go into specifics, but there are tons of ways that a terrorist could really mess things up.

[lefty]

lol OBL is a hoax anyway
dance puppets, dance

[boutons_deux]

The TGV trains in Europe have airline-style passenger boarding controls, esp for the Euro-Tunnel under the English Channel.

It's impossible to police 1000s of miles of track, even in densely populated Europe.