Internal Documents Show TSA Agents Regularly Assault and Grope Americans as Found Through Freedom of Information Act Request

We hate to say, "We told ya so," but if we in the alternative media don't point out our triumphs, nobody else will, and certainly nobody in the mainstream media: The Transportation Security Administration is a rogue agency filled with miscreants, criminals and perverts who make more of an effort to, and take more pleasure in, making the traveling public miserable than in protecting them from "terrorism."

As noted by InfoWars.com, documents obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request filed by a government watchdog organization show that TSA-caused sexual abuse is still rife around the nation, "with Americans complaining of being sexually harassed and groped while screeners laugh and sneer at them."

We've been on to the TSA all along

The documents were uncovered by Judicial Watch (JW), a Washington, D.C.-based organization that filed a lawsuit last year for more information related to alleged TSA sexual abuse.

In all, JW received 58 pages of material containing passenger complaints from 2013 alone. Alleged sexual assaults were documented at Dulles International Airport in Washington, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Denver International Airport, Miami International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.

InfoWars.com further framed the issue thusly:

Clearly these documents present only a snapshot of what is going on at every airport in the US every day.

The president of JW, Tom Fitton, observed that in order to get a hold of the documents the legal accountability watchdog had to fight, indicating that "the TSA is more interested in a cover-up than in addressing the problem that its employees violate innocent travelers too often, sexually or otherwise."

According to the documents, here are a few of the cases cited:

July 5, 2013, "TSA Contact Center Record," O'Hare Airport:

The female TSO [Transportation Safety Officer] then proceeded to roughly feel of [sic] her breast including her nipples. The TSO didn't go under her arms or along her sides. She indicated that she did not receive a proper pat down. The search was limited to her breast... Two other individuals came over to where the supervisor and gentleman were and they began laughing. The caller indicated that the incident was not the business of the other two officers and not a show for them. The caller indicated that even the Supervisor, along with the others, began to roar with laughter.

July 29, 2013, "To/From Memo," O'Hare Airport:

The person began to tell me how TSO [redacted] stuck his hands down his pants and grabbed the top of his penis and placed his fingers in his butt crack... The person was sure that he was violated and wanted to talk to a supervisor.... He said he is going to file a police report with Chicago Police Department and file a lawsuit against TSA and Officer [redacted] and walked away.

You can read more incident reports here^[PDF] or here.

Voluminous coverage of TSA malfeasance, criminality:

http://www.naturalnews.com/049878_TSA_sexual_abuse_alternative_media.html

TSA Quietly and Systematically Training Armed Officers for Airports

""TSA Systematically Training Armed Officers at Gun Ranges Across the Country

(Truthstream Media) If you think security theater at the airport is out of control now, just wait.

Anxious speculation that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is trying to arm their blue uniformed guards at security checkpoints across American airports has proven correct.

While TSA unions are pushing for a policy allowing armed TSA agents, Homeland Security is quietly funding their training and “qualification” across the country.

Documents at FedBiz Opps show that DHS has been contracting the use of firing ranges in close proximity to airports in numerous American cities for its personnel.

The solicitations state that:

“DHS will provide all ammunition, targets, and firearms instructors.”

Several sites have already been funded to the tune of about half a million dollars to cover the cost of reserving facilities and paying for hundreds of thousands of rounds of training ammo. Many of the solicitations require accommodations for “night fire drills” and various “rapid fire drills,” along with other specialized training.

Although the brief descriptions don’t specifically mention the involvement of TSA, the detailed synopses do:

TSA reserves the right to inspect all proposed sites to ensure compliance with all requirements set forth above.

Additionally, the TSA are listed as the solicitor and contacts for the proposal are addresses to ole.tsa.dhs.gov, the domain for the TSA Office of Law Enforcement.

Special equipment for DHS training will be stored at range sites and blocked from public access: “A (DHS owned) CONEX box is required to be stored at the range site, in a secured area where the public does not have access. Special targets, aircraft seats, range and other equipment deemed necessary will be stored in this unit.”

Here are briefs for some of the solicitations:

Atlanta, Georgia firing range solicitation
July 16, 2014

DHS personnel will use the range utilizing approximately 300,000 rounds to be shot during requirement timeframe. The proposal set forth shall price 44 training days per year.

Los Angeles LAX firing range service solicitation
awarded July 24, 2014

DHS personnel will use the range 36 days per quarter.  DHS requires exclusive use of the range in 8 hour blocks, and limited blocks in the evening for night/low light shooting.  The range will be closed to the public (non-law enforcement) during the corresponding hours that DHS uses the range.  Should weather (e.g. rainout) or unforeseen circumstances prevent the use of the range; DHS will have priority in rescheduling those missed days within the same month, if possible, or the following month, if not possible. DHS will provide all ammunition, targets, and firearms instructors.  The estimated number of rounds fired per year is 500,000.

DHS will provide all AMMUNITION, TARGETS and FIREARMS INSTRUCTORS. The range time must be available exclusively to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during the hours indicated.  The range must be able to be utilized for approximately 71 days at 4 hour blocks.  An outdoor range is preferred. Each shooter will fire approximately 400 rounds per qualification.

New York LaGuardia Airport firing range solicitation
awarded Aug 22, 2014

DHS requires to reserve to use of the range in 5 to 8 hour blocks. DHS personnel will use the range an average of 25 days per quarter (100 days per year). The estimated number of rounds fired per year is 490,200.

Denver, Colorado metro area firing range service solicitation
November 13, 201

DHS will provide all AMMUNITION, TARGETS and FIREARMS INSTRUCTORS. The range time must be available exclusively to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during the hours indicated. The range must be able to accommodate 25 shooters, a minimum of four days per month. Each shooter will fire approximately 250 rounds per day.

and

DHS personnel will use the range an average of 4 days per month (4 days X 12 months = 48 days per year/4 quarters) with an estimated 20 shooters per day. The estimated number of rounds fired per year is 240,000 (based on 20 shooters per day X 250 rounds per shooter X 48 days). The range must be closed to the public during the corresponding hours. Under this contract, DHS requires exclusive use of the range in 4 hour blocks from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This does not include weekends and federal holidays.

Dallas, Texas firing range service solicitation
awarded January 28, 2015 an amount not to exceed $453,373.59

• The range must have the ability to shoot night fire drills and provide sufficient lighting.
• The estimated number of rounds fired per quarter is 132,000.
• DHS will have priority scheduling as long as it is done 30 days in advance.

DHS personnel will use the range an average of 12 days per month, 8 hours each day for 24 point range. Approximately 44,000 rounds are anticipated to be shot per month. The proposals set forth shall price a minimum of 144 days per year (twelve days a month for 12 months).

D.C. Dulles International Airport firing range solicitation
January 30, 2015

The range rules will allow students to draw and fire from the holster. The range rules will not disallow a student from moving in front of the firing points with an instructor present, including conducting lateral movements between target points. Range rules will not disallow students from performing multiple and rapid-fire drills.""

http://truthstreammedia.com/exclusive-tsa-are-quietly-training-armed-officers-for-airports/

Transportation Security Administration's 92-point checklist: Released publicly for the first time

""The Transportation Security Administration's 92-point checklist it uses to identify terrorists based on suspicious behaviors was released publicly for the first time by The Intercept on Friday.

A passenger whose face turns flush due to intrusive screening procedures, or who demonstrates "contempt for the screening process" might just be a terrorist. Also be sure not to arrive late for a flight with a confused look on your face or emit a "cold, penetrating stare." And by all means, definitely do not yawn too much.

These are just a few of the suspicious signals the TSA has spent $1 billion training its "behavior detection officers" to look for as part of its Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program. First introduced in 2007, TSA officials are trained to observe passengers in airport screening areas to detect behaviors the TSA associates with stress, fear or deception.

Each time an agent identifies a stress factor, one point is added to that passenger's tally. Fear factors get two points and deception factors get three points. Four points is enough for the passenger to be referred for additional screening.

Notable stress factors include whistling, strong body odor, a pale face "from recent shaving of beard," avoiding eye contact with security personnel and an "obvious 'Adams Apple' jump."

The agency says fear factors include "exaggerated, repetitive grooming gestures," "wearing improper attire for location," "constantly looking at other travelers" or "widely open staring eyes."

As for deception factors, the agency looks for individuals who appear to "be confused or disoriented" or "ask security-related questions."

Agents are instructed to deduct points if the passenger in question appears to be married, a woman over 55 or a man over 65.

The SPOT program's scientific integrity has faced criticism not only from independent scientists, according to Nature, but also from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general.

In 2010, the GAO found that the "TSA deployed SPOT nationwide before first determining whether there was a scientifically valid basis for using behavior detection and appearance indicators as a means for reliably identifying passengers as potential threats in airports." It added that SPOT's success rate is "the same as or slightly better than chance."

In a 2013 report, the GAO recommended that the DHS "limit future funding support for the agency's behavior detection activities until TSA can provide scientifically validated evidence that demonstrates that behavioral indicators can be used to identify passengers who may pose a threat to aviation security." The agency said it disagreed with that assessment.

The DHS inspector general found in 2013 that the TSA "cannot ensure that passengers at United States airports are screened objectively, show that the program is cost-effective, or reasonably justify the program's expansion.""

http://www.hngn.com/articles/81174/20150330/tsa-terror-checklist-terrorist-yawn-hate-screening-process-smell-bad.htm

White House 4 Sale: America is an Oligarchy, Big Banks the Criminal Syndicates

""Senior SEC employees spent up to 8 hours a day surfing porn sites instead of cracking down on financial crimes
Nuclear Regulatory Commission workers watch porn instead of cracking down on unsafe conditions at nuclear plants
NSA spies pass around homemade sexual videos and pictures they’ve collected from spying on the American people

NSA employees have also been caught using their mass surveillance powers to spy on love interests, such as girlfriends, obsessions or former wives … and to eavesdrop on American soldiers’ intimate conversations with their wives back home. And see this  (“routinely shared salacious or tantalizing phone calls that had been intercepted” …  “‘Hey, check this out … there’s good phone sex’”)
An employee of the Transportation Security Administration admitted that TSA agents share – and laugh at – nude scans of passengers.

Investigators from the Treasury’s Office of the Inspector General found that some of the regulator’s employees surfed erotic websites, hired prostitutes and accepted gifts from bank executives … instead of actually working to help the economy

The Minerals Management Service – the regulator charged with overseeing BP and other oil companies to ensure that oil spills don’t occur – was riddled with “a culture of substance abuse and promiscuity”, which included “sex with industry contacts”
Agents for the Drug Enforcement Agency had sex parties with prostitutes hired by the drug cartels they were supposed to stop
Federal agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Secret Service investigating Bitcoin money laundering extorted and stole over $1 million in Bitcoin

Police have been busted framing innocent people
Warmongerers in the U.S. government knowingly and intentionally lied us into a war of aggression in Iraq.  The former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – the highest ranking military officer in the United States – said that the Iraq war was “based on a series of lies”. The same is true in Libya and other wars
The government lied when it said it doesn’t conduct mass surveillance on Americans, lied about the extent of the torture program, and lied when it said torture was aimed at protecting America against terrorists

The government made sure that false claims were made about the amount of oil spilled by BP in the Gulf
The government has framed whistleblowers with false evidence
The Pentagon falsely smeared USA Today reporters because they investigated illegal Pentagon propaganda

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has conspired with big banks to manipulate commodities prices for decades
The government-sponsored rating agencies committed massive fraud (and see this)

The Treasury department allowed banks to “cook their books”
Regulators knew of and allowed the use of debt-hiding accounting tricks by the big banks

The Secretary of Treasury (Tim Geithner) was complicit in Lehman’s accounting fraud, (and see this)

The former chief accountant for the SEC says that Bernanke and Paulson broke the law and should be prosecuted

The government knew about mortgage fraud a long time ago. For example, the FBI warned of an “epidemic” of mortgage fraud in 2004. However, the FBI, DOJ and other government agencies then stood down and did nothing. See this and this. For example, the Federal Reserve turned its cheek and allowed massive fraud, and the SEC has repeatedly ignored accounting fraud. Indeed, Alan Greenspan took the position that fraud could never happen

Paulson and Bernanke falsely stated that the big banks receiving Tarp money were healthy, when they were not. The Treasury Secretary also falsely told Congress that the bailouts would be used to dispose of toxic assets … but then used the money for something else entirely

A high-level Federal Reserve official says quantitative easing is “the greatest backdoor Wall Street bailout of all time”
The non-partisan Government Accountability Office calls the Fed corrupt and riddled with conflicts of interest. Nobel prize-winning economist Joe Stiglitz says the World Bank would view any country which had a banking structure like the Fed as being corrupt and untrustworthy. The former vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said said he worried that the failure of the government to provide more information about its rescue spending could signal corruption. “Nontransparency in government programs is always associated with corruption in other countries, so I don’t see why it wouldn’t be here,” he said

Arguably, both the Bush and Obama administrations broke the law by refusing to close insolvent banks

Congress may have covered up illegal tax breaks for the big banks
The biggest companies own the D.C. politicians.  Indeed, the head of the economics department at George Mason University has pointed out that it is unfair to call politicians “prostitutes”.  They are in fact pimps … selling out the American people for a price.""

http://www.globalresearch.ca/government-corruption-has-become-rampant-america-is-an-oligarchy/5439709

It's Official: Most Controversial Counterterrorism Measures in U.S. History (VIPR) [TSA, CBP, ICE] Program Introduced in State of Tennessee

""October 19, 2011   One of the most controversial counterterrorism measures in U.S. history, the Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) program was officially introduced in the state of Tennessee on Tuesday, and chances are that more states will soon follow.
VIPR teams include Federal Air Marshals, explosive-detection canine teams, Aviation Security Inspectors, and Transportation Security Officers. Other agencies that have participated in VIPR exercises, although not fomally listed as VIPR members, include representatives from CBP and ICE.

In April 2011, Homeland Security, TSA, CBP, ICE and local law enforcement officers surprised unsuspecting commuters at a Tampa Greyhound bus station, leaving many shaken. Commuters were met by dozens of local, state and federal law enforcement agents dressed in black SWAT-style uniforms.""

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""The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and TSA officials confirmed that two “routine operations” occurred on the same day at separate locations in Des Moines, Iowa.  In Chicago, recent VIPR sightings include the Ogilvie train station downtown and another back in January at a station in Hinsdale, IL.  In November and December 2010 VIPR teams were highly visible at train stations.  Since July 4, 2007, TSA confirmed that Chicago participated in several national and local VIPR operations.

On June 14, 2011  TSA Chief John Pistole testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that evidence seized from Osama bin-Laden’s computer files revealed al-Qaeda plans to target U.S. rails, prompting the agency's stepped-up random and unpredictable operations by its Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) teams. Pistole's excuse hardly explains why in the last year more than 300 of the operations were performed in the state of Iowa alone.

However, Tennessee officials say the statewide "VIPR" operation isn't in response to any particular threat. Tennessee's VIPR was deployed simultaneously at five weigh stations and at two bus bus terminals in Nashville and Knoxville across the state, for a total of seven locations.""

http://www.examiner.com/homeland-security-in-chicago/it-s-official-vipr-formally-debuts-first-u-s-state