If you’re not familiar with Michael Yon, you should check him out immediately. He is an independent photojournalist who has been embedded with our forces in Iraq and Afghanistan for years, delivering gripping stories and photos of our amazing men and women putting their lives on the line to protect us.
There’s a breaking story now where Michael Yon was detained at Seattle’s SeaTac airport by the TSA because he was unwilling to answer their questions. What did they want to know? How much money he earns. What in the world does that have to do with national security? When he refused to answer their inappropriate and unnecessary question, he was handcuffed and detained. From Michael Yon’s Facebook page:
When they handcuffed me, I said that no country has ever treated me so badly. Not China. Not Vietnam. Not Afghanistan. Definitely not Singapore or India or Nepal or Germany, not Brunei, not Indonesia, or Malaysia, or Kuwait or Qatar or United Arab Emirates. No county has treated me with the disrespect can that can be expected from our border bullies. –Michael Yon
Perhaps Obama and Napolitano should consider asking for help, because clearly, they are out of their depth on securing the borders of this country. What are we doing with the Christmas Day Bomber? We’ve put him in the criminal justice system, affording him the full rights of a U.S. citizen, and talking about giving him a plea bargain. Really?!
We are quickly becoming the laughing stock of the world, and our enemies are becoming more and more emboldened by Obama’s tactics. Not only does asking someone about their yearly earnings have nothing to do with national security, but it tramples on our constitutional rights and freedoms. In response to the Christmas Bomber, our “leaders“ have implemented mostly useless and reactive measures. In contrast, the terrorists who, despite Obama’s words to the contrary, are clearly at war with us, and continue to plan new ways to hurt innocent Americans.
Might we suggest that they focus their attentions on the groups of people who are actually trying to blow people up on planes, and not on returning U.S. citizens?
UPDATE: The BigGovernment Website has picked up this story
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