Cancer Cluster Possibly Found Among TSA Workers

OverTheGeicoE writes "TSA employees at Logan International Airport believe they have identified a cancer cluster in their ranks, according to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and released by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. They have requested dosimetry to counter 'TSA's improperly non-monitored radiation threat.' So far, at least, they have not received it. The documents also reveal a paper from Johns Hopkins that essentially questions whether it is even safe to stand near an operating scanner, let alone inside one. Also, the National Institute of Standards and Technology says that the Dept. of Homeland Security 'mischaracterized' their work by telling USA Today that NIST affirmed the safety of the scanners when in fact NIST does not do product safety testing and never tested a scanner for safety."

Re:What's a Cancer Cluster?

[GungaDan]

Not sure if trolling...

A cancer cluster is a geographic or demographic grouping in which cancer is found to occur at higher than expected (or "normal") levels.

Re:Well, Duh.

[grub]

These are TSA people you're talking about.

If they were given radiation dose badges, the retards would get loaded on malt liquor and have races to see who's badge changes first in the scanners.

Re:Would somebody declare a War on Supidity?

[Conspiracy_Of_Doves]

There's one piece of the puzzle that you're missing.

The company that the TSA is buying these scanners from is run by a former head of the TSA.

Re:no tears shed.

[locallyunscene]

It's predictable though that no one likes the goons. The tragedy is they won't have any hate left over for former DHS head Michael Chertoff [wikipedia.org] who got them into the mess by lobbying for this scanner boondoggle. Of course the fact he made millions off them is completely irrelevant.

Re:Would somebody declare a War on Supidity?

[deadhammer]

Allow me. http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/01/airport-scanner-scam [motherjones.com].

Re:Would somebody declare a War on Supidity?

[Conspiracy_Of_Doves]

My mistake. He doesn't run the company that makes them.

He runs a security consulting group, and one of his client companies makes them.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/31/AR2009123102821.html [washingtonpost.com]

Re:This isnt right

[Joce640k]

Here in Spain we're already out on the streets trying to get rid of Government As We Know It. What are you doing in the USA?

Re:Would somebody declare a War on Supidity?

[randizzle3000]

Actually former secretary of homeland security, but the point is still valid:

http://www.google.com/search?q=michael+chertoff [google.com]
http://www.cov.com/mchertoff/ [cov.com]
http://gawker.com/5437499/why-is-michael-chertoff-so-excited-about-full+body-scanners [gawker.com]
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Chertoff [sourcewatch.org]
http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2010/11/19/michael-chertoff-behind-tsa-pornoscanners/ [redstate.com]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/23/fear_pays_chertoff_n_787711.html [huffingtonpost.com]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/31/AR2009123102821.html [washingtonpost.com]
http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/history/biography_0116.shtm [dhs.gov]
http://www.americablog.com/2010/11/airport-full-body-scanners-are-made-by.html [americablog.com]
http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Chertoff_Michael [irc-online.org]
etc.