On AlterNet: body scanners

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TSA Myth or Fact: 'Blogger Bob' Provokes a Stream of Comments From Pat-Down Protesters

G.W. Schulz, Center for Investigative Reporting. November 29, 2010.

Colorful comments on the TSA website reveal how many people are unnerved by the seemingly endless tightening of security at airports in the United States.

The 6 Stages of Backlash Against the TSA's Ridiculous Security Theater

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. November 29, 2010.

Conservatives exploited the TSA backlash to promote right-wing ideas. While it's important to highlight their role in the debate, we must keep fighting intrusive security measures.

Separate from Those Scanners, Intrusive Airport Pat-Downs Are Par for the Course for Many Thousands of Travelers

Don Hazen, AlterNet. November 25, 2010.

Thousands of travelers each day, who have any medical metal in their bodies, are being semi-mauled for no logical reason.

The 7 Creepiest Things About the TSA's "Porno Scanners"

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. November 17, 2010.

The invasive scanners can see your tampons, give you cancer and make your grandmother cry -- and they're not cheap. Why do we keep using them?

Worried the TSA Body Scanners Will Give You Cancer? Don't.

Allison Kilkenny, AlterNet. January 20, 2010.

You'll get more radiation from traveling in an airplane. But there are plenty of other reasons to hate the scanners.

Would Supporters of Full Body Scanners at Airports Also Favor Body Cavity Searches?

Jay Stanley, Blog of Rights. January 4, 2010.

The logic of those pushing for body scanners for all airline passengers leads to the inescapable conclusion that they would support such a policy.