Re: Article: Travelers screened for signs of radiation

[maury <maury@WEBTEXAS.COM>]

It really is dismaying to see "government" look so silly. It may release

statements

about screening all travelers, but such appeals to public confidence are

a total

travesty when there can be no such screening of the thousands of

illegals

crossing into Calif. Ariz. and Tex. every week. It is amazing to me how

frequently

individuals (and I cannot exclude myself), organizations, and nations

are "saved"

in peace and war by shared stupidity and errors.

Cheers?

Maury Siskel     maury@webtexas.com

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This would be really funny if it weren't happening to me.

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John Jacobus wrote:



> They can even detect chemotherapy results.  Now I am really impressed!

>

> And in case you were worried about giving away too much information to

> terrorists:

>

> The government has other equipment to check for radiological weapons,

> such as special monitors that screen trucks. Even though Customs

> officials hope to have 400 of them operating in less than a year,

> government auditors have said it will take years to get the equipment

> working properly and to train users.

>

>  Jim Hardeman <Jim_Hardeman@dnr.state.ga.us> wrote:

>

>      Roy -Yeah, I heard that bit about the x-ray on NPR yesterday

>      morning! Quite an amazing instrument, huh? <grin> Jim

>      HardemanJim_Hardeman@dnr.state.ga.us

>      >> "Roy A. Parker" <roy@royparker.org> 3/2/2003 20:31:55

>      >>Jim.Check the full article!

>      http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1865%257E1215537,00.htmlParticularly

>      the ability of this wonderful pager to detect someone who

>      recently received an x-ray.  Hmmm wonder how that works?

>      Can't wait to get my hands on one of these great

>      instruments.

>

> -------- John

> John Jacobus, MS

> Certified Health Physicist

> e-mail: crispy_bird@yahoo.com



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