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by viraptor 5202 days ago
"Mr. Schneier will not testify at Monday's hearing (UPDATE: 3/23/12)" - this is very disappointing... It doesn't look like there's any other technical witness who is not related to TSA and/or the government.

The Director of the Government Accountability Office comes from Homeland Security... so what's the expected outcome of that hearing really? Is it too cynical to expect just some patting on the backs for job well done?
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sneak 5201 days ago
"Something must be done!" "Hey, guess what, smart guy - there's an oversight committee now!"

This reminds me vaguely of Detroit's highly visible and utterly useless monorail.

PS: Bonus points to any who'd like to compare and contrast this with the ("It's radiation!", "Yeah, but it's the same amount you get on the flight anyway!") tuple.

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