[Trombone-l] Valery Ponomarev

[Roger Hecht]

I'm inclined to agree with many security commentators that much of 
what is going on at airports these days in the name of security is in 
fact theater, designed to make people feel safer, while actually not 
affecting their real security much one way or the other. Noting this, 
one writer added that, well, if it improves the psychological 
well-being of the passengers, maybe it's doing some good. Could be, 
but it may be wise to realize it's not more than that.

There are many measures that could have and should have been taken to 
improve security in the US that have never been taken. The Bush 
Administration has been much more about talk and fearmongering than 
real effective action.


>Looking at the Kos article from a British perspective it seems to me to be
>fairly reasonable to see a connection between the ridiculous escalation in
>airport security (my mother wasn't allowed on with lip balm!) worldwide, and
>the Bush administration's reaction to 9/11.
>
>If the USA really wants to continue to be known as the Land of the Free and
>Home of the Brave, then its citizens have to take control of their own lives
>back from their government. We're in the same position here in the UK. Our
>Home Secretary (Minister of the Interior in most country's terminology) is
>certainly talking up the crisis to deprive us of many civil liberties,
>including funnily enough (it got a mention in Kos) Magna Carta. There is a
>phrase in Magna Carta which grants us the right "to a fair trial before our
>peers" or words to that effect.
>
>So I have to say I agree with Sam on this.
>
>Probably best is I go and practice now as I dare say the less tolerant
>members of this list will bombard me for saying all this.
>
>Cheers!
>
>Keith in Bb/F/D
>Bass Trombone
>St Albans Symphony Orchestra
>Page Three Big Band
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "sabutin" <sabutin at mindspring.com>
>To: <TROMBONE-L at server5.SAMFORD.EDU>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:07 PM
>Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Valery Ponomarev
>
>
> > It's true.
> >
> > Every word.
> >
> > I was there when Valery related it.
> >
> > As far as "conspiracy" is concerned...read the article again.
> >
> > All it is saying is that the sad state of freedom in BushAmerica has
> > infected the whole world.
> >
> > No economic imperialism...no 9/11.
> >
> > No 9/11...no raised security at airports.
> >
> > No raised security at airports...no problem bringing a trumpet case
> > that most CERTAINLY fits in the overheads and was cabin checked
> > already (complete with little tag) onto an airplane.
> >
> > No problem bringing a trumpet case onto an airplane...no Ponomarev broken
> > arm.
> >
> > Duh.
> >
> > What is WRONG with you people?
> >
> > ============================
> >
> >  I'm gonna go out on a limb and call it BS, mainly because a search
> > of cnn.com for +"Valery Ponomarev" +"broken arm" gets no results at all.
> > A
> > similar search for +"Valery Ponomarev" also gets on ads.
> >
> >          After reading the article, it sounds almost like something from
> > the National Enquirer.
> >
> > =============================
> >
> > Nice, Earl.
> >
> > Can you still POSSIBLY believe that CNN and the rest of the media
> > report the news?
> > Let alone ALL of the news? Let alone news about one poor schlump's
> > run-in with some French thugs in uniform?
> >
> > People get their bones broken by uniformed thugs every day of the
> > week in every city in the world.
> >
> > Where have YOU been?
> >
> >
> > S.
> >
> >
> >
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Roger Hecht