The TSA is issuing subpoenas to bloggers who leaked information.
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.
Maybe it’s the bloggers who should subpoena the TSA. After all, bloggers fly in airplanes.
Now I’m all in favor of keeping our security procedures out of the hands of terrorists, but the Keystone Kops couldn’t script this any better. TSA did its own massive information dump earlier this month, giving details of what is inspected in airport screenings and, more importantly, what is not. That disclosure was apparently inadvertent, and TSA immediately claimed it did no harm.
It’s a classic diversion: blame your security lapses on the bloggers – after the fact.
This from the administration that has intentionally declassified much sensitive data concerning the Nation’s anti-terrorism efforts. Hey, how about a National Declassification Center?
Maybe they will start issuing subpoenas to the New York Times for publishing leaked . . . (Oh, never mind.)
Maybe TSA should strike a serious pose and ask the bloggers point blank, “Has this suitcase blog been in your possession at all times, and did anyone give you any items information to take aboard write about?” Then just wait for the answer.
Maybe TSA workers need a union to make them happy and less prone to leak data. Yeah, that’ll do it.
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