Some things to make you think

[emmagrant01]

• An activist college student from maine winds up on the government's watch list, apparently just for speaking her mind. This story is starting to sound very familiar.

• The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over same-sex marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation's only law sanctioning such unions. Good for them.

• 'They hate our policies, not our freedom.' Quietly released Pentagon report contains major criticisms of Bush administration.

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[lupin-spirit.livejournal.com]

the attendant asked if she was in the military because she was on a list for an extra security check

I was absolutely stunned at what it took for my husband (and other soldiers returning from leave) to get through airport security.

This is how we spent our last half hour together before he returned to Iraq:

He removed everything from his pockets.
He was required to remove his boots.
He was required to remove his BDU shirt. (leaving him in his army brown undershirt)
They went through his bag.
They patted him down. (extensively)
He was required to stand spread-eagle with his hands on the dividing 'wall' while they went over his entire body slowly with a wand (metal detector)

All of this took more than 20 minutes and as I said, this was not an isolated incident, this was happening to several other soldiers as well.

I was offended.
My 5 1/2 year old son was scared and upset by it.
My husband took it all in stride, apparently he had had to do this as every layover (in the U.S.) between Baghdad and Spokane.

Baltimore. Dallas. Denver. Seattle.

I really don't get it. These are U.S. Soldiers, in uniform, moving through U.S. airports. They do not carry weapons with them. This is the respect we show our soldiers who are sacrificing everything for the whims of a madman.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Unbelievable! Does the US goverment trust anyone???