TSA Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Leak

This is a news clip which originally ran on Dec 8, 2009 highlighting a leak of the TSA's (Transportation Security Administration) classified SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) documents over the previous weekend.

As first reported on the Wandering Aramean blog and discussed extensively on FlyerTalk (links below) the TSA actually posted the document (on a publically accessible Federal Government website) on March 9, 2009. The TSA SOP was first discovered on Dec 6, 2009 and highlighted on FlyerTalk's discussion forums. As the news spread independent media outlets picked up on the story. It finally garnered the notice of the mainstream media two days after the leak.

What is really of note is the fact that the TSA's explanation for dismissing the leak (that it was an outdated document that was never implemented) is completely at odds with its reaction.

Shortly after being discovered the document was pulled (after normal working hours). If the document was outdated and never implemented then its publication should not have required an emergency reaction.

Even more damning however is the fact that the TSA used excerpts from this EXACT SAME document to respond to a FOIA request earlier this year from the Identity Project.

Either the TSA is lying now when it says the leaked SOP was never implemented or it was lying when it responded to the FOIA request.

For those interested in reading the entire 93 page document, you can find it mirrored online here:

http://cryptome.org/tsa-screening.zip

Discussion Links:

http://www.wanderingaramean.com/2009/12/tsa-makes-another-stupid-move.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/travel-safety-security/1024410-sop-discussion....

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[opiated666]

whahahahaha lol, sorrie, its al on the internet??? we didnt meen to, yer right,

its just another way to inforce more laws, whahahahaha

more laws to dictated the slaves of america....and what are the people doing,

like always heads in the sand box and just let it al happen....

[stunnadivah808]

The TSA probably leak that stuff so they can further violate our rights and fuck everything up.

[1MidnightBlood]

Well this kinda thing is grate.

Well the government is doing so well in keeping their secrets.

What's next?

Soon their gonna post how to make an fusion bomb on the web and then every one is gonna have their own mini lab at their homes. Making one left and right.

Well maybe not fusion bombs, but something that some Genius could use probably -_-

We need some smarter people in the government that don't think with their wallets for crying out loud.

[NoSleepTilDetox]

That's the government for you... if you think the problems they create are bad, just wait 'til you see their solutions!

[Keither9]

w/300,000,000,000 thats billion w/a B people in America and only 500 hits on the tube ether people got it the 1st time? not likely or just would like to travel uninhibited. 3hundered billion & it Christmas. We are on the wrong track. People need to help make or lives safer for one another because we care for one another not out of fear! These yoyo's have for years tryed to devide us into little categories and telling us who to trust while stealing us blind & for what, their view of whos who???

[IMABLUEMONKEY]

what dumb asses and this is why i dont like to fly our government likes to fuck us in every way possible

[DuBJ86]

now everybody knoew

[DuBJ86]

I Love how the news had to broadcast this that just made it worse and more known to terrorists anything for the big story

[AMD6996]

TSA= TERRORIST SUPPORT AGENCY HAHHA

[Ghostsofthefuture]

Remember, folks: If you are from Lebanon, Algeria, or Palestine, YOU ARE A TERRORIST. Seriously, the TSA thinks so.