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    "title": "Granny\u2019s no terror threat",
    "author": "pmjones",
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    "created": "2011-06-28 15:07:02 UTC",
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        "2011-06-28 15:07:02 UTC"
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    "html": "<blockquote>\n<p>For people serious about security, the entire TSA is a joke. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe whole system is designed to catch stupid terrorists,\u00e2\u0080\u009d says security expert Bruce Schneier. Trying to keep weapons or explosives off planes by embarrassing grannies or terrorizing toddlers is a waste of time, and the TSA knows it.</p>\n<p>Former TSA head Kip Hawley admitted in 2008 that \u00e2\u0080\u009call they [terrorists] have to do is walk through the airport clean and then have someone throw something over a fence.\u00e2\u0080\u009d</p>\n<p>The reason for the current dog and pony show is to make passengers feel safe so we\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll keep flying. Which is another reason the granny groping is counterproductive. How can I feel safe when my life is in the hands of TSA agents who think \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Golden Girls\u00e2\u0080\u009d represent a terrorist threat?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>via <em><a href=\"http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view/2011_0628grannys_no_terror_threat/srvc=home&amp;position=2\">Granny\u00e2\u0080\u0099s no terror threat - BostonHerald.com</a></em>.</p>\n"
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