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eric blair on February 12, 2008 - 3:00pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Don't forget the efforts the government is making to make air travel a fast and pleasurable experience by having you take inventory of items before travel and pleasurable via the latex gloves hands of TSA on your body.

(Yea, its almost like they want you to NOT travel via air.)

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davebygolly on February 12, 2008 - 3:15pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I'm too lazy and forgetful to find the links, but maybe some others aren't: apparently the US is putting a lot of pressure on the EU to make air travel to here a lot more burdensome and intrusive, including supplying information on friends and family members who accompany flyers to the gates. It's much worse than just that, but I forget the details and only remember my disgust.

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Alfred on February 12, 2008 - 3:58pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

US tightens visa waiver measures

The US is stepping up its drive to obtain tougher security measures from European and other countries that already participate or want to join its visa waiver programme.

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security sent out a letter to all 27 EU governments and other visa waiver scheme members setting out its demands.

With less than a year before it leaves office, the Bush administration is accelerating its attempt to introduce a new electronic authorisation scheme for travellers to the US and to station more armed guards - or air marshals - on US carriers on transatlantic flights.

Personally, I have stopped travelling to the USA. The financial cost keeps on dropping but the other hurdles keep on rising. Frankly, I can't be bothered.

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