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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-10 08:24 PM
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Dot connecting, some dot connecting
on these machines....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/31/AR2009123102821.html

Ex-Homeland Security chief head said to abuse public trust by touting body scanners



By Kimberly Kindy
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 1, 2010
Since the attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day, former Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff has given dozens of media interviews touting the need for the federal government to buy more full-body scanners for airports.

THIS STORY
Plugging a security gap
Chertoff accused of abusing public trust by touting body scanners
Full-body scanners on display at Reagan National Airport
What he has made little mention of is that the Chertoff Group, his security consulting agency, includes a client that manufactures the machines. The relationship drew attention after Chertoff disclosed it on a CNN program Wednesday, in response to a question.

An airport passengers' rights group on Thursday criticized Chertoff, who left office less than a year ago, for using his former government credentials to advocate for a product that benefits his clients.

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realize they wanted to deploy them DURING the Bush years.

And they piloted them then

http://www.rapiscansystems.com/fullarticle.asp?newsid=15

Anybody wants to connect some fucking dots now?
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OneGrassRoot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-10 08:25 PM
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1. Halliburton's gotta be in there somewhere....

They're everywhere. :(

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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-10 08:27 PM
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2. Not necessarily since they specialize in oil
and a little on security... now Bechtel on the other hand... they do infrastructure, which this is technically.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-10 08:57 PM
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7. But now they're in the fracking business
so they're getting closer.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-10 08:59 PM
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8. Reality is that people need to dig this up
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bluedigger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-10 08:33 PM
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3. Sometimes they take us places we'd rather not go...
OSI Systems Chief Executive Officer Joins US Presidential Visit to India
HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIS), a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that Deepak Chopra, Chairman and CEO, was selected to accompany US President, Barack Obama, to Mumbai and attended the US India Business Entrepreneurship meeting, which was held by the US India Business Council (US IBC). The goal of the meeting was to promote further trade between US and India.

Deepak Chopra, OSI Systems President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "I am honored to be selected to play a role in this very important cause. Currently the trade between US and India is only one tenth of the amount of trade between US and China. There is substantial opportunity to improve the trade relations with India for mutual economic gain."

The US India Business Council is a business advocacy organization representing America's top companies investing in India, joined by global Indian companies, with an aim to deepen trade and strengthen commercial ties.http://investors.osi-systems.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=530184
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-10 08:36 PM
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4. Just a note to all readers
this Deepak Chopra is not THAT deepak Chopra...

But point taken... once you start to dig... and connect dots... it gets byzantine...
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bluedigger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-10 08:49 PM
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5. Yes, the name is just a weird coincidence.
But the guy has way better access to the President than we do...
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-10 08:56 PM
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6. Absolutely
and this is the problem.
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