12/30/09: DHS Leaks, Targets Bloggers
on Thursday, December 31, 2009
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Double Failure: Keep up the great work, Janet.The Department of Homeland Security is leaking like a sieve:
As the government reviews how an alleged terrorist was able to bring a bomb onto a U.S.-bound plane and try to blow it up on Christmas Day, the Transportation Security Administration is going after bloggers who wrote about a directive to increase security after the incident.
Source: Associated Press
The fact that the TSA - which operates as part of the DHS - can't keep a secret for more than a few hours is bad news, no matter how you slice it. What is even more troubling is the zeal with which the TSA/DHS is going after these bloggers:
TSA special agents served subpoenas to travel bloggers Steve Frischling and Chris Elliott, demanding that they reveal who leaked the security directive to them. The government says the directive was not supposed to be disclosed to the public.
Frischling said he met with two TSA special agents Tuesday night at his Connecticut home for about three hours and again on Wednesday morning when he was forced to hand over his lap top computer. Frischling said the agents threatened to interfere with his contract to write a blog for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines if he didn't cooperate and provide the name of the person who leaked the memo.
Source: Associated Press
It remains to be seen if Frishling was reporting classified information and if he knew the information was classified. But it is telling that the TSA special agents immediately threatened the bloggers' free speech and business agreements in exchange for cooperation. This tactic is straight out of the Saul Alinsky rules for Chicago thug politicians.
Keep in mind, the attempted bombing of the airliner - the incident that set off this entire chain of events - took place on Friday, December 25. The TSA agents arrived at Frishling's house and made threats on Tuesday, December 29. It took roughly the same amount of time for President Obama to stop golfing and make his first statement about the terrorist incident. This administration certainly has its priorities...
