[mountainpass]

link

And while the biggest buyer of AS&E's machines over the last seven years has been the Department of Defense for operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the company says law enforcement agencies have also been using them domestically, deploying the roving scanners to search for vehicle-based roadside bombs in American cities. "This product is now the largest-selling cargo and vehicle inspection system ever," says Joseph Reiss, AS&E's vice president of marketing.

The DHS didn't respond to requests for comment on exactly which of its agencies use the ZBVs. The New York Police Department confirmed that it uses the technology but wouldn't divulge specifics.

 

[EJR914]

Yep. None needed. Its apparent that American citizens do not have many rights left.

I'm not sure our government knows that 1984 was a book of warning and not a handbook.

 

[Sine Nomen]

Nevermind the hat, I want some tinfoil underpants!

 

[AV8R]

When the armed resistance era kicks in, it's gonna be a doozy.

 

[Ashe]

LMAO..
So what happens when they drive one of those vans down the street looking for something and come across an IED hooked up to one of these?

http://www.alpinesurvival.com/nuclear-radiation-detector.html

hmmmm. Sounds like a good thought experiment to me.

 

[BirdMan]

"Vehicle-based roadside bombs in American cities"? Seriously?

 

[gruntpain1775]

"Vehicle-based roadside bombs in American cities"? Seriously?

Whatever happened to "car bomb?"

And yes, seriously.

To their credit, a dude tried to set one off in time square recently.

 

[BirdMan]

I don't think I'm quite ready to give up even more privacy in the name of security.

 

[Sine Nomen]

que the security/freedom quote...

 

[jlcnuke]

que the security/freedom quote...

okay

 

[gruntpain1775]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100929/ts_csm/329052

They also point out the images do not not offer the kind of detail that would be embarrasing to anyone.

Kinda like the scanners at TSA won't reveal much detail.....and they won't save the images....

V for vendetta just got a little eerily closer to the truth

 

[GooberTim]

"Vehicle-based roadside bombs in American cities"? Seriously?

Whatever happened to "car bomb?"

And yes, seriously.

To their credit, a dude tried to set one off in time square recently.

For the life of me, I don't know why they haven't been successful - yet.....

 

[mountainman444]

"Vehicle-based roadside bombs in American cities"? Seriously?

Whatever happened to "car bomb?"

And yes, seriously.

To their credit, a dude tried to set one off in time square recently.

For the life of me, I don't know why they haven't been successful - yet.....

They just haven't really tried. Give them time and I'm afraid they'll start doing it. Gonna be a sad day when it begins.

 

[EJR914]

When... not if things start to get violent here in America. I'm talking a car bomb a month in a heavy populated area like NY, or other larger cities, or even more often than a car bomb a month by terrorist, I really cannot imagine how bad it is going to get for our freedoms.

Or it could be Mumbai style attacks, really any terrorist action.

Our freedoms are almost non-existent already. I can't imagine how bad its going to get when America becomes more violent.

 

[mountainpass]

They're back: link

Sources told Winne that agents were using a massive U.S. Customs and Border Protection X-ray apparatus to check for explosives, chemicals and radioactive material that could potentially harm aircrafts.

 

[SongDogSniper]

"Vehicle-based roadside bombs in American cities"? Seriously?

Whatever happened to "car bomb?"

And yes, seriously.

To their credit, a dude tried to set one off in time square recently.

To their credit?
Seriously??
Is that really what you meant to say with regard to someone attempting to detonate a car bomb in Times Square and potentially killing a lot of innocent people??

 

[niadhf]

"Vehicle-based roadside bombs in American cities"? Seriously?

Whatever happened to "car bomb?"

And yes, seriously.

To their credit, a dude tried to set one off in time square recently.

To their credit?
Seriously??
Is that really what you meant to say with regard to someone attempting to detonate a car bomb in Times Square and potentially killing a lot of innocent people??

I could be wrong... but i think he probably meant.."to the credit of those that feel wee need these x-ray vehicles in America to find car bomb, there was a recent atttmept...."
Not crediting the :3hat: that set the bomb.

 

[mountainpass]

SongDog, that is not what Grunt meant. I only know him from here, but I feel I know him.

 

[gruntpain1775]

"Vehicle-based roadside bombs in American cities"? Seriously?

Whatever happened to "car bomb?"

And yes, seriously.

To their credit, a dude tried to set one off in time square recently.

To their credit?
Seriously??
Is that really what you meant to say with regard to someone attempting to detonate a car bomb in Times Square and potentially killing a lot of innocent people??

yea....that's what I really mean :roll:

 

[bdee]

It seems they aren't just doing this they want you to spy on each other as well.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40707906