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Counterpunch: Operation Tarmac

11:05 am | Ashcroft | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bush | FBI | Justice Department | Lying | Patriot Act | Transportation Security Admin.

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OPERATION TARMAC
by James Bovard

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Unfortunately, few people recognize the political racketeering involved in the post–9/11 roundups of airport workers. That practically ensures that, if there is another major terrorist attack or some similar debacle, mass arrests will once again be used to burnish the government’s image.