Air Marshal Sues Homeland Security Chief

[Kadie]

Air Marshal Sues Homeland Security Chief
By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ, Associated Press Writer

Thursday, April 21, 2005



(04-21) 19:23 PDT Los Angeles (AP) --


A federal air marshal on Thursday sued Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to block government rules that prevent him from speaking out about possible security lapses.


The federal complaint, filed in Riverside by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, claims the rules infringe on Frank Terreri's free speech rights.


Terreri, 38, objects to policies he believes threaten aviation security, lawyers said. Among his concerns are visible flight check-in procedures and a formal dress code that could compromise marshals' undercover status, and news stories approved by federal administrators about training and tactics.


Restrictions imposed in August 2002 prohibit airline security agents from criticizing other Federal Air Marshal Service employees, speaking publicly and releasing information about the agency, the lawsuit said.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/04/21/national/w192341D61.DTL

[MinneapolisMatt]

1. My, my, my...

"...prohibit airline security agents from criticizing other Federal Air Marshal Service employees..."

How North Korean is THAT?

-Matt

[BattyDem]

2. We can't allow them to snitch on other agents ...

that could result in incompetent agents getting fired! :eyes:

[ConcernedCanuk]

3. I think we have to be a little realistic here . .

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I mean y'all need SOME sort of government -

How many vacancies would there be if ALL the incompetents were ousted? !!

The welfare numbers would SOAR!!

right? :shrug:

[BattyDem]

4. LOL!

Good point! :toast: